Tesla says ‘Full Self-Driving’ will be ready for Europe and China by early 2025
Tesla tweeted its guidance for the remaining months of 2024 and early 2025, indicating that Full Self-Driving could be available in Europe and China in the first half of next year, if it gets the right approval from regulators in each region. The company’s CEO Elon Musk previously said he expects to receive regulatory approval from the states by the end of the year. The Wall Street Journal reported in April that Chinese authorities had temporarily approved the launch of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software in their country. It’s unclear where the company stands with European Union regulators at this point.
In response to the original post, Musk added that he hopes the FSD will be approved for Right-Hand Drive markets by the end of the first quarter or the beginning of the second quarter next year. As you may be talking about the RHD markets in Europe and China, you are talking about the UK, Hong Kong and Macau.
Hopefully, RHD markets in late Q1, early Q2, pending regulatory approval
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 5, 2024
The automaker also revealed that Full Self-Driving will be available on Cybertrucks sometime this month, along with Autopark capability. In October, Tesla added unpark, park and reverse functions to FSD, too. The FSD software is not free, and consumers will have to pay to be able to unlock its capabilities to help small independent drivers. In the US, Tesla owners can buy the software outright for $8,000, although they can also pay a $99 monthly subscription fee for a supervised version of the feature.
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