No matter what anyone tells you, . Despite this, the company charges $12,000 for a “” feature that, , cannot do what it says on the tin — and , never will. But the company has a solution to these woes, a way to improve its FSD beta: Raising the price.

As of September 5, the cost of adding FSD beta software . The price increase is timed to coincide with , one that promises to “make every Autopilot drive as good as someone driving their own commute” and “control for slow-moving UFOs.” It’s unclear exactly what effect airborne alien technology is expected to have on terrestrial ground vehicles, but at least your Tesla will know to watch out. Maybe it’s a .

This price hike comes after , which brought the software’s cost from $10,000 to $12,000. The company regularly raises prices for FSD, which , claiming that these increases make the cars “.” The justification for this appears to be the idea that FSD gets more capable over time, making the car more valuable — , that .

Buyers interested in purchasing the FSD beta have until September 5 to place their orders and lock in the current, lower price. Of course, , orders and deliveries align with decreasing frequency, and Tesla allows some leeway here — the order is what matters, and deliveries after the September 5 date can keep the option’s current cost.