Tesla China’s first FSD-inspired update gains wide acclaim

Tesla China has started rolling out some of its FSD features in China. And while the update is not being called Full Self-Driving by the electric vehicle maker, the reactions to the system’s real-world performance have been quite positive.

This was highlighted in recent social media posts showcasing the new Tesla update operating on public roads in China.

Not-an-FSD update:

• As can be seen on Tesla China’s official website, the new advanced driver-assist features are bundled with software update 2024.45.32.12.
• The biggest improvement in the update is the release of “Autopilot automatic assisted driving on urban roads,” which is very similar to FSD’s inner city streets driving capabilities.
• Tesla China describes the new features as follows:
• “Using Autopilot automatic assisted driving on controlled roads (main roads where road users enter and exit through ramp entrances and ramp exits) and urban roads will guide the vehicle out of ramps and intersections according to the navigation route, and identify traffic lights at intersections to go straight, turn left, turn right, turn around, etc. It will also automatically change lanes according to speed and route. When the navigation route is not set, the optimal road will be selected according to the actual road conditions.”
• Based on observations from Tesla watchers, the update currently being rolled out to China is v13.2.6. Thus, it is only available for AI4 vehicles.

First videos emerge:

• While observations from China indicate that the “City Autopilot” update is not a zero-intervention system yet, initial impressions of the software’s capabilities have been very positive.
• Videos of “City Autopilot” operating on China’s streets have garnered quite a lot of attention online, with some users on social media observing that the system is already pretty good at navigating the country’s traffic.
• Following are the first videos of “FSD” in action in China.

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Tesla China’s first FSD-inspired update gains wide acclaim