Full Self-Driving (FSD)

Extracted Attributes

• Type

  Advanced Driver-Assistance System (ADAS) optional package

• Purpose

  Enhance Autopilot, provide semi-autonomous driving features, reduce driver workload, improve safety (claimed)

• Developer

  Tesla, Inc.

• Controversy

  Branding criticized for misleading consumers, deployment of beta software to public, scrutiny due to collisions/fatalities

• Availability

  All current Tesla models (including Cybertruck)

• Key Features

  Semi-autonomous navigation, Traffic light and stop sign recognition, Lane change assistance, Self-parking, Car summoning, Autosteer on City Streets, Vision-based Attention Monitoring, Navigate on Autopilot, Auto Lane Change, Autopark

• Business Impact

  Key technology driving major transformation, Tesla and Google expected to be big winners

• SAE Automation Level

  Level 2 (requires continuous driver supervision)

• Underlying Technology

  Exterior cameras (360-degree visibility), Over-the-air software updates

Timeline

• Tesla CEO Elon Musk begins repeatedly predicting that the company would achieve fully autonomous driving (SAE Level 5) within one to three years. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2013

• Full Self-Driving (FSD) is offered as an upgrade option to Enhanced Autopilot. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2016

• All Tesla vehicles produced after this date include Autopilot as a standard feature. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2019-04

• FSD beta testing begins. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2020-10

• Tesla launches a test run for its FSD supervised ride-hailing service for an early set of employees in Austin, Texas, and the San Francisco Bay Area. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2025-04-24

Tesla Autopilot

Tesla Autopilot is an advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) developed by Tesla, Inc. that provides partial vehicle automation, corresponding to Level 2 automation as defined by SAE International. All Tesla vehicles produced after April 2019 include Autopilot, which features autosteer and traffic-aware cruise control. Customers can purchase or subscribe to an optional package called "Full Self-Driving (Supervised)", also known as "FSD", which adds features such as semi-autonomous navigation, response to traffic lights and stop signs, lane change assistance, self-parking, and the ability to summon the car from a parking space. Since 2013, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has repeatedly predicted that the company would achieve fully autonomous driving (SAE Level 5) within one to three years, but these goals have not been met. The branding of Full Self-Driving has drawn criticism for potentially misleading consumers. Tesla vehicles currently operate at Level 2 automation, which requires continuous driver supervision and does not constitute "full" self-driving capability. Previously, the Autopilot branding was also criticized for similar reasons, despite the fact that no current autopilot system in aircraft renders them fully autonomous. Tesla claims that its driver-assistance features improve safety and reduce accidents caused by driver fatigue or inattention. However, collisions and fatalities involving Autopilot have attracted scrutiny from media and regulators. Industry experts and safety advocates have raised concerns about the deployment of beta software to the general public, calling the practice risky and potentially irresponsible.

Web Search Results

• Tesla Autopilot - Wikipedia

  Full Self-Driving is the top end of the three packages, featuring traffic light and stop sign recognition and Autosteer on City Streets.( Visualizations displayed on the vehicle's screen are more detailed and the vehicle is able to navigate local roads, similar to Navigate on Autopilot. FSD is available for all current Tesla models, including the Cybertruck. FSD also includes minor features such as Vision-based Attention Monitoring. ### Pricing [edit] [...] Overview of features( Name Feature | Base Autopilot | Enhanced Autopilot | Full Self-Driving (FSD) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | SAE Classification | Level 2 | | Traffic-Aware Cruise Control | Image 8 Yes | Image 9 Yes | Image 10 Yes | | Autosteer | Image 11 Yes | Image 12 Yes | Image 13 Yes | | Navigate on Autopilot | Image 14: No No | Image 15 Yes | Image 16 Yes | | Auto Lane Change | Image 17: No No | Image 18 Yes | Image 19 Yes | | Autopark | Image 20: No No | Image 21 Yes | Image 22 Yes | [...] controlled-access roads, from on-ramp to off-ramp, was delayed until 2018.( At the same time that EAP was introduced, Tesla also offered Full Self-Driving (FSD) as an upgrade option to EAP in 2016, which would extend machine-guided driving capabilities to local roads.( FSD beta testing started in October 2020.(

• Full Self-Driving (Supervised) - Tesla

  Cameras don’t blink, feel tired or get distracted. Full Self-Driving (Supervised) helps you drive better by taking care of the most common and error-prone driving tasks. Tesla vehicles are equipped with exterior cameras that enable 360-degree visibility, plus safety features powered by the same technology as our FSD software to help reduce the severity of accidents or prevent them altogether. Over-the-air software updates ensure each Tesla vehicle has access to the latest safety improvements. [...] Cameras don’t blink, feel tired or get distracted. Full Self-Driving (Supervised) helps you drive better by taking care of the most common and error-prone driving tasks. Tesla vehicles are equipped with exterior cameras that enable 360-degree visibility, plus safety features powered by the same technology as our FSD software to help reduce the severity of accidents or prevent them altogether. Over-the-air software updates ensure each Tesla vehicle has access to the latest safety improvements. [...] Cameras don’t blink, feel tired or get distracted. Full Self-Driving (Supervised) helps you drive better by taking care of the most common and error-prone driving tasks. Tesla vehicles are equipped with exterior cameras that enable 360-degree visibility, plus safety features powered by the same technology as our FSD software to help reduce the severity of accidents or prevent them altogether. Over-the-air software updates ensure each Tesla vehicle has access to the latest safety improvements.

• Tesla launches test run for full self-driving Supervised - New York Post

  Robotaxis are closer to becoming a reality, after Tesla launched a full self-driving (FSD) supervised ride-hailing service in Austin, Texas, and the San Francisco Bay Area “for an early set of employees.” The announcement was made on Wednesday on X. “We’ve completed over 1.5k trips & 15k miles of driving,” the social media post said. “This service helps us develop & validate FSD networks, the mobile app, vehicle allocation, mission control & remote assistance operations.”

• Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (Supervised) | Tesla Support

  Autopilot is an advanced driver assistance system that enhances safety and convenience behind the wheel. Additionally with Full Self-Driving (Supervised), you can drive your Tesla vehicle almost anywhere, making lane changes, select forks to follow your navigation route, navigate around other vehicles and objects and make left and right turns under your active supervision. When used properly, Autopilot and FSD (Supervised) reduce your overall workload as a driver. Each new Tesla vehicle is [...] Published Time: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 21:45:29 GMT Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (Supervised) | Tesla Support =============== Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (Supervised) Autopilot is an advanced driver assistance system that enhances safety and convenience behind the wheel. When used properly, Autopilot reduces your overall workload as a driver. Learn more about Autopilot. article Driving Model S Model 3 Model X Model Y Vehicle 260306 Tesla logo in gray en [...] Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (Supervised) are intended for use with a fully attentive driver, who has their hands on the wheel and is prepared to take over at any moment. While these features are designed to become more capable over time, the currently enabled features do not make the vehicle autonomous. Active Safety Features

• What Does Tesla's Full Self-Driving Mode Do? - US News Cars

  Autopilot is designed mainly for highway travel, and Full Self-Driving covers maneuvers more common in urban and suburban driving. Full Self-Driving combines navigation with Autopilot to enable a highway trip, including finding the most efficient route, navigating the on- and off-ramps, exits, interchanges and lane changes. Advertisement Advertisement [...] On the road, Full Self-Driving combines Auto Lane Change and Autosteer to evaluate and execute a lane change when the driver uses a turn signal. , blind-spot warning, lane-departure warning and emergency lane-departure avoidance. What Does Full Self-Driving Not Do? ----------------------------------- [...] Despite its name, Full Self-Driving does not enable a Tesla to completely drive itself as it does not enable a Tesla to operate for an extended period of time with the driver’s hands off the steering wheel. The Tesla’s operator is still responsible for staying in the driver’s seat, paying attention to road conditions, staying alert and being ready to take over in any situation in which the Full Self-Driving system responds inappropriately. Full Self-Driving does not absolve a Tesla driver from