Tesla Autopilot vs Enhanced Autopilot vs FSD in the UK: what you get

In the UK, Autopilot comes free with every new Tesla, the package once called Full Self-Driving Capability now costs £99 a month as Tesla Assisted Driving Basic, and the full supervised system is not approved here. Whatever you pay for, you remain the driver and must stay in control.

Tesla has rearranged its driver assistance tiers twice in 2026. One-off purchases ended in May, and in October Tesla dropped the Full Self-Driving name in Europe and on its UK site. This guide sets out what each tier costs, what it does on British roads and what the law says.

What are the Tesla driver assistance tiers in the UK?

There are four products to know about, two of which have been renamed.

Tier	Old UK name	Name in November 2026	UK price	Can you use it in the UK?
Standard	Autopilot	Autopilot	Included in list price	Yes, driver supervises
Middle	Enhanced Autopilot	No longer sold	Was £3,400 one-off	Yes, for owners who bought it
Paid package	Full Self-Driving Capability	Tesla Assisted Driving Basic	£99 a month (£49 for Enhanced Autopilot owners)	Yes, within UK rules, driver supervises
Supervised city driving	Full Self-Driving (Supervised)	Tesla Assisted Driving	Not on sale	No, not approved in Great Britain

The £99 and £49 figures were on Tesla’s UK site in October 2026, as reported by Not an FSD Tracker. The £3,400 and £6,800 one-off prices come from Auto Express in January 2026.

What does standard Autopilot do?

Autopilot combines Traffic-Aware Cruise Control, which holds a set speed and gap to the car in front, with Autosteer, which keeps the car centred in its lane. TechTorque Media reports that Tesla’s UK support pages still list both as standard on eligible cars, and Carwow lists lane-keeping cruise control and a driver attention monitor as standard on the Model Y, which starts at £44,990 in November 2026.

That is a difference from North America, where Tesla removed Autosteer from new Model 3 and Model Y orders in January 2026, leaving only cruise control as standard. If you read American coverage saying Autopilot has gone, it does not describe UK cars.

Autosteer in Britain also works under UN Regulation 79, which the UK applies. When those rules took effect in 2019, Engadget reported they capped how far Autosteer can turn the wheel, making tight bends harder, and required the driver to start a lane change, which must begin within 5 seconds of using the indicator.

What did Enhanced Autopilot add, and can you still buy it?

Enhanced Autopilot added motorway features on top of Autopilot: assisted lane changes, help entering and leaving the motorway at slip roads, Autopark and Summon. Auto Express put it at £3,400 in January 2026.

You can no longer buy it. Tesla’s UK configurator said one-off purchases of Enhanced Autopilot and Full Self-Driving would end for orders after 21 May 2026, with delivery needed by 30 June, according to Tesla North. Owners who bought Enhanced Autopilot keep it, and Tesla offered them Tesla Assisted Driving Basic at £49 a month. If you are shopping for a secondhand car, a used Model 3 or Model Y with Enhanced Autopilot already fitted is the only way to get it now; our used Tesla Model 3 buying guide and used Model Y guide cover what to check.

What is Tesla Assisted Driving Basic?

Tesla Assisted Driving Basic is the new name for the package sold until May 2026 as Full Self-Driving Capability. Tesla’s UK transfer page now describes Full Self-Driving Capability as “now Tesla Assisted Driving Basic”, according to Not an FSD Tracker. We explain the rename in our report on Tesla dropping the FSD name in Europe.

In the UK the £99 subscription covers Autosteer, assisted lane changes, Autopark, Summon and Traffic Light and Stop Sign Control, all within UK rules. It does not include supervised driving on city streets, because that is the part of the product that is not approved here. Features depend on the car’s hardware and software version, so a subscription on an older car may unlock less.

Is Tesla FSD legal in the UK?

No. The full supervised system, formerly Full Self-Driving (Supervised) and now Tesla Assisted Driving, is not approved for use in Great Britain, and the UK is not on Tesla’s published list of approved markets. Eight European countries allow it after the Dutch regulator approved it in April 2026, and the EU-wide vote has slipped to December at the earliest. Neither route applies here: EU and Dutch approvals do not take effect in Great Britain automatically, and Not an FSD Tracker reports that the Vehicle Certification Agency said in October 2026 that it had not undertaken type approval activity for the system.

What is legal is driver assistance with the driver in charge. Rule 150 of the Highway Code says that if you use a driver assistance system, you are still responsible for the vehicle and must have full control over the system at all times. That covers Autopilot, Enhanced Autopilot and Tesla Assisted Driving Basic alike. You cannot take your hands off the wheel, read your phone or treat the car as driving itself.

What changes under the Automated Vehicles Act?

The Automated Vehicles Act 2024 separates driver assistance from authorised self-driving, and no Tesla is an authorised automated vehicle. The government says on gov.uk that it is implementing the Act in 2027, so there is no route to authorisation for any car yet.

The first part to bite is marketing. The Automated Vehicles (Marketing Restrictions) Regulations 2026 take effect on 7 January 2027 and restrict eight terms: automated, automated driving, autonomous, autonomous driving, drive autonomously, drive itself, driverless and self-driving. Under section 78 of the Act, using one to promote an unauthorised vehicle to British buyers is an offence carrying up to two years in prison on indictment. Tesla’s switch to “Assisted Driving” fits those rules. Our explainer on the Automated Vehicles Act safety principles covers the wider framework.

How much does each tier cost over time?

Here is what the paid tiers cost on November 2026 pricing, set against the one-off prices that ended in May.

Option	Monthly	One year	Three years	Five years
Autopilot	Included	£0	£0	£0
Tesla Assisted Driving Basic	£99	£1,188	£3,564	£5,940
Basic for Enhanced Autopilot owners	£49	£588	£1,764	£2,940
Old FSD Capability one-off (ended May 2026)	n/a	£6,800	£6,800	£6,800
Old Enhanced Autopilot one-off (ended May 2026)	n/a	£3,400	£3,400	£3,400

EV Compared calculation: £6,800 ÷ £99 a month = 68.7, so it takes 69 months, nearly six years, of subscription to match the old one-off price; £3,400 ÷ £49 = 69.4 months gives the same answer for Enhanced Autopilot owners.

For scale, five years of Tesla Assisted Driving Basic at £5,940 is 13% of a £44,990 Model Y (£5,940 ÷ £44,990). Most of what you would pay for in the UK today is parking help, Summon and motorway lane changes, so the value depends on how much you use those features. Because the subscription can be stopped, you can try it for a month on a long motorway trip rather than commit.

Which tier should UK buyers choose?

• Most drivers: stick with standard Autopilot. Cruise control with Autosteer covers the bulk of motorway driving and costs nothing extra.
• Frequent motorway drivers and people who park in tight spaces: a monthly Tesla Assisted Driving Basic subscription adds lane changes, Autopark and Summon for £99, and you can cancel it.
• Buyers hoping for FSD: do not pay for a launch that has no UK date. Nothing you buy today switches on the supervised city system in Britain, and any future approval will come with its own terms.
• Used buyers: check the car’s software screen, because listings may use the old and new names. A car with Enhanced Autopilot or Full Self-Driving Capability bought outright keeps those features at no monthly cost.

If you have not chosen a model yet, our guide to which Tesla to buy in the UK compares the range on price, range and charging.