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Tesla brings 'Full Self-Driving (Supervised)' to China after years of delays as local EV rivals race ahead
Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving (Supervised)' capabilities are now available in China, the company said in an X post on Thursday, after years of delays.
TL;DR
- Tesla has announced the availability of its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system in China via an X post.
- The announcement follows years of delays in bringing the technology to the Chinese market.
- Tesla's FSD (Supervised) system requires active driver supervision.
- Chinese domestic EV brands have already introduced their own self-driving technologies.
- Tesla had been awaiting regulatory approval for its FSD system in China.
- The cost for 'intelligent assisted driving' on the Model 3 sedan in China is 64,000 Chinese yuan ($9,409).
- China has a five-tier scale for assessing autonomous driving capabilities, with Tesla's FSD (Supervised) classified as level two.
- Chinese robotaxi firms like Pony.ai and Baidu's Apollo Go are operating commercial driverless ride-hailing services.