Tesla releases new FSD Beta 10.9 update, announces expansion in Canada

Tesla releases new Full Self-Driving Beta 10.9 software update, announces expansion in Canada

Electrek.co by Fred Lambert

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[{"selector":"#anim-194a1d8d-0b2d-4fc3-98f6-fa38323bfca1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] For more than a year now, Tesla has been slowly rolling out what it is calling “Full Self-Driving Beta” (FSD Beta), which is an early version of its self-driving software that is currently being tested by a fleet of Tesla owners selected by the company and through its “ safety test score .“

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[{"selector":"#anim-faf8084e-07d3-468c-a90c-e5afb72203af","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] In recent updates, the automaker has been releasing more details about the changes to the driving behaviors in the release notes.

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[{"selector":"#anim-65931636-acb2-41a8-8efe-c34ee54d1a05","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] It should also coincide with an expansion of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta program in Canada.

[{"selector":"#anim-1d2b70e7-8183-43ca-ae70-6c084883dd1a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Learn more a bout Tesla's new FSD update and read the complete list of new features from the Full Self-Driving Beta 10.9 release notes at Electrek.co.