Tesla Cybertruck Starts Receiving Highly Anticipated FSD Software
Tesla has begun rolling out its full self-driving (FSD) software to select Cybertruck drivers, as confirmed by senior executive Ashok Elluswamy. This limited rollout follows Tesla's timeline for FSD improvements, which included a September deployment for the Cybertruck. The FSD features, while advanced, still require driver supervision and do not make the vehicle fully autonomous. Tesla aims to expand access to more Cybertruck owners in the future, following the initial rollout.
EV giant Tesla Inc TSLA has reportedly started rolling out its full self-driving (FSD) driver assistance software to select Cybertruck drivers.
What Happened: The limited rollout was flagged on social media platform X by Tesla enthusiast Sawyer Merritt on Sunday.
“Great job by the Tesla AI team on meeting the goals laid out for September,” Tesla senior executive Ashok Elluswamy wrote, seemingly confirming the rollout.
— Ashok Elluswamy (@aelluswamy) September 30, 2024Great job by the @Tesla_AI team on meeting the goals laid out for September🤩
End-to-end on the highway is first shipping to Cybertrucks. We are close to an early release build for remaining platforms and will release to internal employees in the next week or so.
Tesla rolls out FD updates to a select few first and to its wider customer base later, implying more Cybertrucks will receive access to the software in time.
In the timeline provided by Tesla for FSD improvements earlier this month, Tesla said it will deploy FSD on Cybertruck in September. The company, known for its product and feature delays, has seemingly met the timeline this time.
Why It Matters: The Cybertruck is the latest offering from Tesla. The company started delivering the vehicle in late November and since then customers have been requesting FSD on the stainless steel truck. Though Tesla CEO Elon Musk previously provided multiple tentative timelines before, none materialized.
FSD is the most advanced version of Tesla's driver assistance features termed autopilot.
The names, however, are a misnomer as the features do not make the vehicle autonomous or capable of self-driving but require active driver supervision. However, FSD allows for auto lane change, navigating interchanges, and more.
Musk has previously said that FSD will enable autonomous driving in time.
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