Tesla Full Self Driving

Tesla has, for several years, allowed customers to purchase a “Full Self Driving” (FSD) option on their cars. The price has ranged from $5,000 to $7,000 over the price of Autopilot, with some occasional price reductions. Customers who purchase this option do not receive full self driving, but rather they receive the promise that once that product is ready, they will get it without extra charge. In 2019, customers also received a few enhanced Autopilot functions, and some participate in a special Tesla beta program.

Elon Musk has declared that FSD will be “feature complete” in late 2019. It was later clarified that this does not mean it will drive without supervision, but rather that it will be able to handle general streets with supervision. He has declared that by 2020 it will be able to act without supervision, but may not be deployed because of problems with getting regulatory approval. Most press and experts believe these dates are extremely aggressive, if the car can do it at all with its current sensor suite. It is central to the FSD plan that it can be done with the hardware on currently shipping Tesla cars, as long as they are the newer models featuring Tesla's dedicated neural network processor. Older cars will be retrofitted with that processor.