Tesla Prepares to Roll Out Full Self-Driving Across China - ExtremeTech

Tesla is reportedly readying a major rollout of its full self-driving (FSD) software in China. According to anonymous sources, the electric vehicle maker is in talks with China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), which is responsible for vetting software that could impact infrastructure or a large number of consumers. If the MIIT approves FSD, Tesla employees will begin testing the software on Chinese roads before making it available to the wider public.

Three people familiar with Tesla's plans told Reuters on Thursday that the EV maker hopes to fully release FSD across China by the end of 2024. The rollout would comprise an update to Tesla's current autonomous driving offerings: two iterations of Autopilot, Tesla's driver assistance software. While Autopilot performs basic driving tasks, like smart lane assist and cruise control, FSD is considered a "Level 2" autonomous driving software for its intended ability to conduct hands-free steering, traffic sign recognition, blind spot detection, and automated parking. 

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Unlike the United States, China currently allows several automakers to offer Level 2 autonomous driving to consumers. XPeng Motors recently expanded its original advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) to include self-driving capabilities for congested city streets and highways. Huawei also produces Level 2 autonomous driving software for automakers like Luxeed, one of China's state-owned EV brands. With models starting around 200,000 to 249,800 yuan ($28,060 to $35,147 USD), XPeng and Luxeed offer EVs that are financially more accessible to consumers than those in the US. As Tesla works to compete directly with Chinese self-driving EV brands, this price discrepancy could become more relevant; Tesla's cheapest car, the Model 3, starts at $38,990 (282,365 yuan). 

FSD has long been the topic of safety discourse here in the US. In California, Tesla is prohibited from calling its software "self-driving," as the term is believed to manipulate consumers into thinking the EVs can perform higher levels of autonomous driving. Hundreds of thousands of vehicles were recalled last year due to an FSD Beta error that mishandled intersections, stop signs, and turn-only lanes. And just last month, an American driver's Model 3 attempted to drive itself into an oncoming train, forcing the driver to take control and avoid disaster at the last minute. (The vehicle was harmed, but the driver wasn't.) A vast majority of Tesla owners who sit through their cars' mandatory FSD demos end up declining the add-on, which costs $99 per month or $8,000 for a lifetime subscription.

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