Wait: Your autonomous Tesla won't drive everywhere just yet
Tesla said Wednesday that it aims to release unsupervised FSD in 2027, with the caveat that it will only work in Tesla Robotaxi's geofences.
Tesla's Full Self-Driving feature, known as FSD, is set to become available for personal use starting in Q2 2027, according to Tesla's latest earnings call. However, this capability will not allow for unrestricted self-driving across all roads. Instead, the feature will only function within designated geofences where Tesla's Robotaxi service operates.
These geofences currently cover seven metropolitan areas in the United States: Austin, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, and the San Francisco Bay Area. While this represents a significant step towards fully autonomous driving, it still falls short of allowing Tesla owners to drive their vehicles unsupervised anywhere. The company's VP of AI, Ashok Elluswamy, emphasized that the technology is in its early stages and faces significant challenges.
He also dismissed the notion that other companies could quickly catch up to Tesla's capabilities in this area, stating that solving the problem of fully autonomous driving is extraordinarily difficult.
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