How can you tell when your FSD trial expires?

[EVRoadTrip]

I recently bought a used model 3, and it seems to have come with a FSD trial. However, I can't figure out when the trial expires. I thought maybe it would show the expiration date on the vehicle info screen, but it just says the full self-driving package capability is "included package".

Maybe someone who has the FSD trial could comment on where it shows the expiration date? Or is it just going to go away someday when I least expect it?

 

[jjrandorin]

I recently bought a used model 3, and it seems to have come with a FSD trial

Under what pretext are you assuming it came with a FSD trial?

 

[UncleCreepy]

Under what pretext are you assuming it came with a FSD trial?

Maybe the former owner bought a new Tesla and told OP that he was going to lose FSD once the transfer is complete?

That would still not explain the "FSD trial", though.

 

[drift]

Under what pretext are you assuming it came with a FSD trial?

It looks to me like he got a Model 3 with FSD. At least that's what the page he posted shows. Looks just like mine and I have FSD.

 

[jjrandorin]

Maybe the former owner bought a new Tesla and told OP that he was going to lose FSD once the transfer is complete?

That would still not explain the "FSD trial", though.

It looks to me like he got a Model 3 with FSD. At least that's what the page he posted shows. Looks just like mine and I have FSD.

Yeah, both of those are possible (along with some other possibilities), which is why I under what pretext the OP is assuming they got an FSD trial on a used Tesla purchase.

 

[EVRoadTrip]

I thought that when you take ownership of a vehicle for the first time, Tesla gives you an FSD trial for a month or two?

That's what the owner who sold it to me thought was going to happen.

 

[EVRoadTrip]

So what im hearing is that none of you have heard of Tesla offering a free trial of FSD to a purchaser of a used vehicle. Is that right?

 

[E90alex]

So what im hearing is that none of you have heard of Tesla offering a free trial of FSD to a purchaser of a used vehicle. Is that right?

No. Only with new purchases via referral.

Looks like it has permanent FSD included. Did the previous owner know it has FSD? Did they say they were getting another Tesla and transferring FSD?

 

[EVRoadTrip]

Prior owner got another Tesla and he said FSD was already transferred off this M3 to his new vehicle. Hence I was assuming what I was seeing on the M3 was just a trial that was going to expire.

 

[jjrandorin]

So what im hearing is that none of you have heard of Tesla offering a free trial of FSD to a purchaser of a used vehicle. Is that right?

Not on a used purchase no, and definitely not on a private party one (you mention "thats what the previous owner said"). I dont follow this that closely though.

If the previous owner transferred FSD, expect it to just vanish at some point off your car.

 

[fholbert]

How can you tell when your FSD trial expires?​

Oh, you’ll know. Tesla sends a clear message.

 

[EVRoadTrip]

Oh, you’ll know. Tesla sends a clear message.

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Ha! Okay. I'll just enjoy it as long as it lasts. Knowing it's going to go away very soon, I think I'll spend some time trying to experiment with a different features. I haven't had a chance to use the summon feature yet. I think I've tried all the other stuff.

 

[stevej119]

Ha! Okay. I'll just enjoy it as long as it lasts. Knowing it's going to go away very soon, I think I'll spend some time trying to experiment with a different features. I haven't had a chance to use the summon feature yet. I think I've tried all the other stuff.

how long did the FSD last, or do you still have it?

 

[stevej119]

Oh, you’ll know. Tesla sends a clear message.

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That's funny, but at the same time it's not. My FSD trial expired today. There were no warnings that it was about to expire or that had expired. The procedure for engaging AP is exactly the same as engaging FSD as you're driving down the road, so I didn't even know FSD was not operating until I had to put on the brakes as the car was not slowing for a red light.

Honestly, I'm really surprised Tesla didn't send me a message at least asking if I wanted to go ahead and pay $12K to continue with FSD.

 

[mknmike]

Maybe the seller who bought a new Tesla used a referral code that got them 3 months FSD and 6 months free supercharging. If they were to transfer the FSD from another car, there’s 3 months of FSD that might get “wasted.” Perhaps Tesla gave the 3 months to the used car, or perhaps the seller didn’t really transfer their FSD and doesn’t know it, and is using 3 months free FSD instead of their lifetime FSD. I don’t know. Just thinking.

I really don’t like the FSD because I’m always just waiting for it to fail to do what I’m trusting it to do. Yes, it’s neat, but less relaxing than just driving the car.