{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Episode 547: A Wild Week of FSD News","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/episode-547-a-wild-week-of-fsd-news","audioUrl":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/teslapodcast/Ride_the_Lightning_-_Tesla_and_EV_Podcast_Episode_547.mp3?dest-id=295289","description":"It's been a wild week of FSD news, from Tesla discontinuing basic Autopilot on new car purchases to Tesla's CEO saying the price of FSD will go up as unsupervised arrives to unsupervised actually arriving – for the first couple of test cars in the Austin robotaxi fleet, at least. Plus: one insurance company wants to drastically lower the rates of Tesla owners who make frequent use of FSD, the Cybercab gets a camera-related upgrade that Tesla customers have wanted for a while now, and more! 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Go to&nbsp;www.xcelerateauto.com/xcare&nbsp;to find the extended warranty policy that's right for you and your Tesla. P.S. Get 15% off your first order of awesome aftermarket Tesla accessories at&nbsp;AbstractOcean.com&nbsp;by using the code RTLpodcast&nbsp;at checkout. Grab the SnapPlate front license plate bracket for any Tesla at https://everyamp.com/RTL/&nbsp;(don't forget the coupon code RTL too!). And enhance your car with cool carbon-fiber upgrades from RPMTesla.com and use the promo code RTL10+ for 10% off your next purchase."},"annotations":[{"startTime":4.5,"endTime":8.1,"type":"term","title":"FSD","url":"/glossary/fsd","quote":"...it has been a wild week of FSD news from Tesla...","canonicalId":"term:fsd","priority":0.9,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"FSD stands for Full Self-Driving, a package offered by Tesla that includes advanced driver-assistance features. 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