January 26 news, a few days ago Tesla CEO Elon Musk in the fourth quarter of 2021 earnings conference call, once again talked about the issue of Tesla autopilot. He said Tesla is confident of fully autonomous driving by 2022.
Musk is very confident in his predictions, saying he will be "shocked" if Tesla can't complete FSD (full self-driving capability) by the end of the year.
In fact, Musk said something similar as early as early 2020, when he said tesla would achieve self-driving within 2020. However, two years have passed, and Tesla has not yet achieved this goal.
The official launch of the Tesla FSD project was in October 2020, when the company released the FSD beta version and took the lead in promoting it to vehicles in North America, and more than 60,000 Tesla models currently have this function.
As the version continues to iterate, Tesla's self-driving capabilities are getting stronger and stronger. Models equipped with FSD Beta enable automatic driving assistance in the city, completing up and down ramps, recognizing and responding to traffic lights, giving way to pedestrians, and turning left unprotected.
However, it is worth noting that FSD Beta is still a driver assistance function at present, and the driver is the object of detection and response to targets and events and the main body of dynamic driving task support. When assisted driving is turned on, the driver must not leave the steering wheel with both hands and is ready to take over the vehicle at any time.
In terms of price, the current optional price of Tesla FSD is $12,000, up from $10,000 on January 17, while the price in China is $64,000, but the FSD Beta version is not open. Previously, it was reported that the Tesla FSD Beta has begun to be tested in China, Europe and other places, and is expected to be launched soon.
Of course, this does not mean that this is the final price of the FSD, which may rise as the FSD features continue to improve, and for owners who have already purchased the FSD, they can always update to the latest version.
Are you bullish on Tesla's goal of achieving full self-driving within this year?