# Tesla's Self-Driving Software Hits Record Growth FSD subscribers approach 1.5 million, but human driver still required. - **Source:** [The Next Web](https://brifing.si/source/afe24b20-b275-4c19-b9a6-8bb3c8babae7) - **Published:** 2026-07-24 - **Topic:** [Business](https://brifing.si/c/business) - **Original article:** - **On Brifing:** https://brifing.si/s/2c04eea5-338a-4551-95e7-ed6834ddb821 ## Tesla's FSD Software Growing Rapidly Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) software added 200,000 new users in Q2, bringing the total number of subscribers close to 1.5 million. This marks the company's largest single-quarter growth on record. ## Shift to Subscription Model Tesla removed the one-time payment option on February 14, transitioning FSD to a monthly subscription model. Currently, 45% of FSD users are paying $99 per month. ## Financial Impact of FSD The shift to a monthly subscription model for FSD has created a recurring revenue stream of over $65 million per month for Tesla, significantly contributing to the company's financial performance. ## Global Expansion of FSD The FSD software is now available in 12 countries following a European expansion that began in the Netherlands in April and has since reached Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark, and Belgium. ## Human Driver Still Required The FSD software remains a supervised system requiring the driver to keep hands on the wheel and eyes on the road at all times. The unsupervised version is only used in a small robotaxi fleet in Austin, Dallas, and Houston. ## Future Goals CEO Elon Musk's compensation package sets reaching 10 million active FSD subscribers as a milestone. At the current growth rate, achieving this target could take over a decade. ## Sources covering this story - https://thenextweb.com/news/tesla-fsd-subscribers-nearly-1-5-million-q2-2026 — --- _Summary written by Brifing from the original reporting. Copyright in the original article belongs to its publisher; read the full piece at the link above._