That's a good catch and very interesting. The way it's written, they just assume you'll be transferring it, and it's presented as the justification for why they will value FSD at zero on your trade-in.Just noticed this on Tesla's trade-in support page:
No mention of this being a limited-time offer. Could it be that they are making this permanent?
Anyone reading this, who doesn't follow internet and YouTube Tesla news very closely, would assume that this is standard Tesla policy going forward.
If they're going to make it permanent (i.e. standard policy until further notice ), it will serve them by institutionalizing zero FSD trade in value, improving customer loyalty and by _somewhat_ blunting criticism over the non-portable FSD license.
It will serve existing customers by providing an "upgrade path" to new hardware. Not the same as a free or affordable in-car retrofit, but way better than the prior state of affairs.
OTOH, if they were to admit it as an ongoing policy, it destroys the short-term FOMO demand lever that they created with the September 30th deadline, and of course it will generate complaints from some people who would have preferred to wait for Highland / Juniper/ HW4 developments.
It'll be interesting to see how this plays out and if we get clarification regarding temporary vs. permanent policy.