Tesla may start large-scale FSD trials in China, according to a Chinese publication. The rumor comes amid a recent report that the manufacturer may soon release a major Autopilot update in the eastern country, related to Tesla Vision Park Assist.
Tesla achieved great success with the development of its Full Self-Driving (FSD). At the moment, its Beta version is being widely tested in North America. Local customers comment that they are delighted with the functionality of the latest V11 update, which has a single stack for highways and city driving. But, the development of Autopilot in China is not progressing at that same fast pace, which is primarily due to local regulators.
An April 3 report published by China’s Caixin said that Tesla will soon begin large-scale FSD testing in China. Apart from this statement, the report contained no further details, so it should be viewed with a great deal of skepticism.
It is worth noting that this is not the first time that rumors about the development of Tesla Autopilot in China have appeared recently. On March 27, Chris Zheng/Twitter, who is an influencer in China, said via his Weibo account, which has over 500,000 followers, “Tesla China will soon release a major update to Autopilot.” On his Twitter account, he clarified that Tesla China has been internally testing Tesla Vision Park Assist for several months. He thinks that this feature will soon be rolled out to Chinese owners. Zheng is notorious for occasionally leaking information about Tesla, some instances of which turned out to be true, such as the new Cybertruck-style CyberVault wall connector.
Currently, all Tesla vehicles in China come with free Basic Autopilot software. In addition, Tesla offers Enhanced Autopilot (EAP) and FSD software as an option. EAP and FSD cost RMB 32,000 ($4,650) and RMB 64,000 ($9,300) respectively in China.
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