Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday touted the worthiness of autonomous vehicles just hours after the electric vehicle maker raised the price of its full self-driving (FSD) software package price to $12,000. What Happened The 20 percent jump in FSD package pricing was introduced a day later than scheduled and includes no change in the price of the software’s monthly subscription service. Musk had earlier this month said the FSD price increase would come into effect on Jan. 17. He said the monthly subscription price for FSD would rise close to the software’s wider release. The monthly subscription for the FSD is currently priced at $199. The world’s richest person on Tuesday replied to a post on the microblogging site Twitter that suggested the FSD subscription model pricing is a “much easier pill to swallow.” Musk defended the price hike and said people do not yet understand how valuable …