Tesla plans to launch FSD in China and Europe in the first quarter of 2025, pending regulatory approval。This is a slight delay from the previous plan。

US electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla plans to launch FSD (fully autonomous driving) in China early next year, a slight delay from previous plans。

The account of Tesla's artificial intelligence team @ Tesla _ AI said on social media platform X today that Tesla plans to launch FSD in China and Europe in the first quarter of 2025, pending regulatory approval。

Elon Musk, chief executive of the electric car maker, said on an earnings call in July that Tesla could get regulatory approval to launch FSDs in other markets, including electric vehicles in Europe and China, by the end of the year.。

Musk made an unannounced visit to China in late April.。At the time, Bloomberg reported that his goal was to seek FSD approval to help curb Tesla's revenue decline.。

On May 30, Reuters reported that Tesla was preparing to register its FSD software with Chinese authorities so that it could launch the feature as planned this year.。

Local media "Shanghai Observer" on June 14 quoted Shanghai officials as saying that Shanghai Nanhui New City is promoting 10 Tesla cars to carry out FSD pilot。

Earlier this month, Chinese media reported that Tesla's FSD rollout in China was slower than expected.。

LatePost reported on August 29, citing people close to Tesla, that Tesla had planned to launch a small internal test of FSD in China in September this year, but the test has been postponed。

In China, all Tesla vehicles are equipped with free basic autopilot (BAP) driver assistance software。

While not yet physically available in China, Tesla allows owners to purchase FSD for a one-time fee of 64,000 yuan ($9,020).。

In addition to FSD, Tesla also offers Enhanced Autopilot (EAP) in China for half the price of FSD。

For China's local electric car manufacturers, they are both worried about the pressure brought to them by FSD, and look forward to the entry of Tesla software to inject more vitality into the industry。

For Tesla, there is still a lot of work to be done to make FSD work in China。

Li Liyun, head of the autonomous driving business at Xiaopeng Motors (NYSE: XPEV), said in late June that in addition to regulatory hurdles, Tesla will face a major obstacle after introducing FSD to China - more than 300 million electric scooters。

Li said that in China, it is already common for electric scooters to drive on motor lanes, so one of the difficulties Tesla FSD will face after entering China is to play games with non-motor vehicles including electric scooters。