Tesla has confirmed that Cybertruck owners will not receive the Autosteer feature they initially paid for. Instead, the electric vehicle manufacturer will provide a year of ‘Supervised Full Self-Driving’ (FSD) to those customers.
This announcement comes 16 months after the Cybertruck’s rollout, during which time the software, specifically the Advanced Driver Assist System (ADAS), was found to be incomplete.
When Tesla began delivering Cybertrucks in late 2023, the company included various promises about its functionalities, including Autosteer, which facilitates active lane keeping.
Cybertruck Buyers Receive One Year Of Supervised FSD Instead Of Promised Autosteer
However, the automaker has since decided to pivot, informing customers that Autosteer will only be accessible through a separate $8,000 FSD package or as part of the basic Autopilot package, which provides more limited features such as Traffic Aware Cruise Control and basic Autosteer.
In a letter to Cybertruck owners, Tesla explained, “As we improve our Autopilot technology, our feature sets will change. Accordingly, Autosteer will not be available for Cybertruck outside of Full Self-Driving (Supervised)”.
To partially compensate for this deviation from the original offering, Tesla is giving a free one-year trial of the new FSD, provided customers opt into the service by June 6, 2025.
While many Tesla vehicles do not see owners investing in the FSD package—an indication of skepticism regarding autopilot capabilities—Cybertruck buyers are among Tesla’s most zealous supporters. Speculation has arisen regarding how vigorously these customers will protest the company’s failure to deliver promised features.
With Tesla’s track record of bold, often overly optimistic claims, the reaction from the Cybertruck community could signal broader implications for the brand’s customer loyalty.