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Tesla has been expecting approval to get more automation tools for her cars in China, but a very rumored update reported that she has disappointed local customers.
The Chinese government has been slow to approve the feature on the Tesla driver’s automation software linking the gap to the American version “Full Self-Direction” (FSD)-which still requires driver’s attention in the event that interference is required Leaving clients to wait in update per month Tesla had initially hoped to roll FSD in China by the end of last year, but that was postponed in the year 2025.
Over the weekend, reports suggested that long-awaited update on FSD was scheduled for Monday-even though the car software received an update yesterday that allowed cars to get navigation in the city, it left some disappointed drivers, according to a report from Reuters.
In the WeChat’s Tesla section, a message said that the software update would gradually end and enable “automatic automatic automatic on the streets on the city streets”.
New features include limited automatic lane change, traffic light detection and turning aid, adding that the camera in the car will monitor the driver’s attention, the Reuters report said. Reported Bloomberg That the system will be able to help instruct cars to get out of the ramps and through intersections, as well as manage lanes and speeds.
While this is a step closer to the American FSD, it does not allow the car to get more advanced driving, keeping them at level 2 without a driver, demanding that a human driver pay attention.
Tesla FSD vs local rivals
This is a problem for Tesla as rival Chinese manufacturers are offering similar lower cost automation levels. Indeed, at the beginning of this month, Byd discovered his “God’s Eye” automation for any extra costs in cars.
Tesla’s owners in China pays $ 64,000 yuan ($ 8,800 dollars) to get FSD, in addition to the price of the car, noted Bloomberg.
Reuters noted that a Tesla owner stated: “Hard for Tesla to capture smart driving skills in Chinese cars, which even makes sense less considering his high prices.”
Causes of Tesla FSD restriction
Why has China dragged his legs to FSD? Probably local regulators are not impressed with technology. But there are likely to have other reasons in the game, too.
Ceo Elon Musk said in a Call with investors After the last round of Tesla’s results that China will not allow the company to transfer video training outside China, while the US will not allow Tesla to do training within China. Musk said: “Likes like a saving.”
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Musk said Tesla was attracting any data she could find online to help train her systems, especially about bus lane constraints. Reuters reported that Tesla is considering building a local data center to process data in China.
Reports have also suggested that Musk Trump’s close ties and his work on the current US administration may be complicating issues with Financial time Saying sources said the Chinese authorities had considered the use of Tesla’s desire to approval the FSD for Lever in trade negotiations.
Given all of them – costs, FSD boundaries, politics and rival cars – probably not surprising Tesla sales slide 11.5% in China So far this year.