Electric vehicle giant Tesla has just announced the imminent Supervised Full Self-Driving (FSD) rollout in other Left-hand-drive (LHD) markets.
FSD (Supervised) expansion
Tesla continues to intensify the promotion of the FSD (Supervised) in North America. Now, it seems the American automaker will soon offer the popular advanced driving assistance software in other LHD markets.
Tesla Chief Elon Musk responded to content creator @WholeMarsBlog’s X post about the FSD 12’s progress in Germany.
In the USA, “LHD” stands for Left Hand Drive, which refers to the placement of the steering wheel and driving controls on the left side of the vehicle. This configuration is used in vehicles where traffic flows on the right-hand side of the road, such as the United States and Canada. China, along with the majority of European countries, is LHD.
Ongoing efforts
Tesla has intensified its efforts to test the FSD suite in other countries for several years now. However, the United Nations Economic Commission (UNECE) has been discussing initial regulatory frameworks for semi-autonomous driving technology in recent months.
Tesla China rolled out the Enhanced Autopilot subscription program on Friday, which is apparently a crucial forerunner to the FSD’s launch in the country.
Ex-Tesla executive @rohanspatel recently asserted that the FSD (Supervised)’s regulatory framework was not actually the challenging part of launching the software in other markets.
Recent milestones
Tesla recently announced the successful achievement of 1.3 billion cumulative miles of driving coverage this week, with the potential to increase further as more people start using the software.
The Musk-led company launched a free month-long FSD trial in North America, allowing all owners to try the software.
CEO Musk also instructed his employees to offer test drives using the FSD as part of the delivery process. Tesla also reduced the FSD subscription and outright price to make it more accessible to existing and future owners.
Tesla is also set to debut the highly-awaited Robotaxi, which CEO Musk called “Cybercab,” on August 8, 2024.
