Tesla has once again changed the name of its “FSD” system in China, using a more truthful name for the system in the world’s largest auto market.
For over a decade now, Tesla has sold a promise of vehicles that can drive themselves, even stating that every car it produced had all the hardware for self-driving.
It has long called the software system it sells “Full Self-Driving,” a simple, descriptive name that really says everything you need to know about the system’s functionality. It has charged up to $15,000 for this software, reflecting the value that Tesla thinks having your own robot driver would represent. More recently, it moved to a subscription-only sales model (though it does still sell the system upfront in China).
The only problem? It… doesn’t actually drive itself, despite constant false promises by the company’s CEO.
According to the standardized system for self-driving system classification, Tesla’s system is “level 2,” just like most other consumer-available software.
