Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) package might finally be making its way to Europe and China, but there’s a big hurdle Tesla needs to overcome first.
On Thursday, Tesla’s official AI account on X tweeted a roadmap for the company’s AI team, mostly consisting on various autonomous driving features for Tesla cars.
One part of the roadmap stands out: Tesla plans to launch FSD in both Europe and China in the first quarter of 2025. FSD originally launched as limited beta in the U.S. in October 2020, and has been gradually expanded to more users in the country since (though some of its features are still labeled as beta software).
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There’s a big caveat, though: For this to happen, regulators in the EU and China must approve FSD, which is a big if given that FSD has been under regulatory scrutiny due to a variety of safety issues. Right now, Tesla customers in Europe are free to purchase both the Enhanced Autopilot and FSD sets of semi-autonomous driving features, but they’re severely limited compared to what’s offered in the U.S.
As is customary, Tesla CEO Elon Musk commented on the post, adding that RHD (right-hand driving) markets should “hopefully” get FSD in late Q1 or early Q2, pending regulatory approval.
The roadmap presented by Tesla’s AI team has a few other interesting details about what’s coming. The next version of Tesla FSD (v12.5.2), due in September will have “3x improved miles between necessary interventions,” and will come with features such as Actual Smart Summon (a new version of Tesla’s Summon feature which brings the car from its parking spot to you), automatic parking and FSD for Cybertruck, eye-tracking with sunglasses, and end-to-end network on highway.
In October 2024, FSD v13 should be out, with six times as many miles between necessary interventions, and unparking, parking, and driving in reverse in FSD.
