Tesla brings Full Self-Driving to China
Tesla has launched its Full Self-Driving (FSD) driver-assistance system in China, marking it as one of the ten countries where this technology is available. The version offered in China is supervised, as unsupervised FSD is not yet public. Tesla has faced regulatory challenges in the country but has finally received approval to introduce this feature.
- ▪Tesla's Full Self-Driving system is now available in China.
- ▪The supervised version of FSD costs 64,000 yuan ($9,410) as an add-on for the Model 3.
- ▪Only Tesla's robotaxis in select US cities currently use the unsupervised FSD technology.
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News EVs and Transportation Tesla brings Full Self-Driving to China It’s now one of the 10 countries where (supervised) FSD is now available. By Mariella Moon May 21, 2026 8:02 am EST Tesla Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) driver-assistance system is now available in China. In a post on X, Tesla listed China as one of the 10 countries wherein FSD is already available. The company is, of course, talking about the supervised version of the technology, seeing as unsupervised FSD is still not available to the public. On Tesla's Chinese website, the company lists "intelligent assisted driving" as an add-on option for Tesla Model 3. It will cost customers in the country a one-time fee of 64,000 yuan ($9,410) on top of the vehicle itself.
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