Tesla tweeted its roadmap for the remaining months of 2024 and early 2025, revealing that full self-driving could be available in Europe and China in the first quarter of next year, subject to the appropriate regulatory approvals in each region. CEO Elon Musk previously said the company expected to receive regulatory approval in each region by the end of the year. The Wall Street Journal reported in April that Chinese authorities had already given tentative approval for the launch of Tesla’s full self-driving software in the country. It is not clear what position the company currently holds with European Union regulators.
In a response to the original post, Musk added that he expects FSD to be approved in right-hand drive markets by the end of the first quarter or early second quarter of next year, and he was presumably talking about the RHD markets in Europe and China, which would relate to the UK, Hong Kong and Macau.
Pending regulatory approval, the RHD market is expected to open in late Q1/early Q2.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 5, 2024
The company also revealed that full self-driving will be available on the Cybertruck, along with the Autopark feature later this month. In October, Tesla will also add unparking, parking and reversing capabilities to the FSD. The FSD software is not free, and buyers must pay to unlock the semi-autonomous driver assistance features. In the US, Tesla owners can purchase the software directly for $8,000, or pay a monthly subscription fee of $99 for a supervised version of the features.
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