Elon Musk has updated us on the timelines for Tesla’s Full Self-Driving v9 update, which is apparently just weeks away, and the FSD Subscription, which is coming in “about a month.”
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Tesla is being a little more cautious about its Full Self-Driving timeline with regulators than with the public, according to a newly released memo from a meeting between Tesla and the California DMV.
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Elon Musk now says that Tesla’s next Full Self-Driving Beta software update “will blow your mind,” and it’s only about two weeks away.
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Elon Musk has provided an update on the timeline for the next-generation of its “Full Self-Driving Beta” system and the availability of the package as a monthly subscription.
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In a new video, we get a rare look at Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta software at work through what it can actually see as it navigates city streets.
You can watch the impressive video below.
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Elon Musk says that has Tesla removed from the Full Self-Driving Beta drivers who they determined weren’t paying enough attention.
The automaker also expanded the beta to now a total of roughly 2000 Tesla owners.
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Tesla’s communications with DMV over the release of its Full Self-Driving Beta have been released through a freedom of information request.
Some of the comments made by Tesla to the DMV are bringing some confusion to people, as they could be interpreted as contradicting what Tesla and Elon Musk are saying publicly.
We look into it below.
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Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla plans to release its Full Self-Driving software package as a monthly subscription service as soon as “early 2021”.
Be ready for a surprisingly high price.
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We get to see a new interesting behavior from Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta in a video showing the system hesitate to pass a garbage truck almost like a human.
You can watch the video below.
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The development settings for Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta have leaked, and it reveals a myriad of options that FSD can do, including some funny ones.
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Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta system was caught on video impressively detecting and avoiding a deer crossing the road at night.
Watch the video below.
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According to the latest timeline, Tesla could be just two weeks away from its wider release of its Full Self-Driving Beta.
The prospect of the software update going to more people is both scary and exciting at the same time.
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CEO Elon Musk announced Tesla is set to release a new Full Self-Driving Beta update with “fundamental improvements” and new functionality and that a wider release could be coming soon.
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Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta has impressed with its capacity to navigate city streets, and it now looks like it can also detect and avoid road debris, according to a new video.
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Today, we take a look at Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta trying to handle a full 30-minute trip in a realistic environment.
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Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta is starting to reach more cars in the fleet and customers, which are basically being used as testers, are starting to share video demonstrations.
Here we share a few of them for a better look at Tesla’s FSD Beta.
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Tesla indicates that it is about to increase the price of its Full Self-Driving package to a whopping $10,000 and yet, that’s a good deal according to Elon Musk.
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Tesla is preparing to launch a new Full Self-Driving monthly subscription based on an update to its mobile app, and it is putting a deadline on the newly reintroduced Enhanced Autopilot package.
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In a series of tweets today, Tesla CEO Elon Musk talked about future plans for Tesla’s Full Self-Driving capability. Notably, three weeks from now on November 1, Tesla will go through with a planned price increase for Full Self Driving software, increasing the price by $1,000.
The software currently costs $6,000 as an option on any Tesla vehicle. This cost will rise to $7,000 at the end of this month.
Tesla is again changing the pricing of its Full Self-Driving package, which is now the same price whether you order it now or later during your ownership of the vehicle.
The automaker hopes that the structure is simpler, but it still warns that the price may increase.
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Tesla’s software timeline to fully autonomous driving on its new Autopilot hardware can be somewhat complicated. There’s ‘Enhanced Autopilot’, which in itself offers several different features, and there’s ‘Full Self-Driving Capability’, which despite its name will not enable self-driving for a while, but could still be useful to Tesla drivers very soon.
CEO Elon Musk clarified the timeline last night.
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