Tesla Model S car equipped with Autopilot.
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Tesla said it will launch “fully autonomous driving” driving assistance products in Europe and China early next year.
In a post on X social media platformElon Musk’s electric car company said on Thursday that the service is a paid add-on feature for Tesla customers and is expected to be launched in the two regions in the first quarter of 2025, “pending regulatory approval.”
Tesla has not yet received regulatory approval to launch FSD products in Europe and China, but Musk said in July that he expected to obtain a license by the end of 2024.
So-called Full Self-Driving (FSD) has been a key pillar of Musk’s strategy to make Tesla a more artificial intelligence-centric company and advance self-driving technology.
Despite the labeling on its products, FSD doesn’t actually have the capability for its vehicles to be fully autonomous. The driver still needs to sit behind the wheel and pay close attention to the road, taking over when needed.
FSD is an upgraded version of Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistant, which has been launched in Europe and China. Tesla has also offered limited versions of its FSD technology in the Asian country for years.
Since 2016, Musk has promised investors that Tesla would deliver the technology to make cars fully autonomous. The company has so far failed to deliver on that promise due to technical and regulatory constraints.
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