I find it hilarious that all this time Elon is raving about FSD and his team is personally controlling his vehicle by joystick in some bunker somewhere.
Elon: "Guys! guyz! This is AMAZING! The Public HAS to know about this! I shall tweet!"
FSD Manager: "Nobody say a word to Elon about this. Our Bonuses are gonna be so sweet this year!"
Your article has some poorly worded or simply incorrect information. It's not $8k and "subsequently $99/mo" for FSD - it's one or the other.