Tesla Required to Suspend FSD Testing in China Due to New Regulations | Carscoops

      Earlier this month, a Tesla featuring Full-Self Driving (FSD) in China was captured on video committing at least seven traffic violations.

      Automakers are now required to provide local authorities with details about over-the-air (OTA) software updates.

      Xpeng has also been compelled to postpone the rollout of an update for the Mona M03 electric vehicle.

      Tesla initially launched the system with a complimentary trial, promoting owners to subscribe to the service.

      Just weeks after Tesla introduced its Full-Self Driving (Supervised) package in China, it has come to light that the program has been temporarily suspended. This development poses challenges for the American automaker as it faces growing competition from Chinese manufacturers, not only in terms of electric vehicle performance but also in self-driving technologies.

      The system was introduced locally with a one-month free trial, aimed at motivating Tesla owners to pay for the service through an OTA software update. However, new regulations from China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology require car manufacturers to submit comprehensive technical details to authorities prior to executing OTA software updates on customer-owned vehicles.

      In a statement on Weibo, Grace Tao, Tesla's vice president in China, mentioned that once all requirements are met, the update "will be pushed to everyone as soon as possible."

      According to CarNewsChina, this new regulation has also led Xpeng to delay an OTA update it had planned for the Mona M03 electric vehicle.

      The rollout of Full-Self Driving in China has encountered challenges. Earlier this month, shortly after the system's introduction, the driver of a Model Y accumulated seven traffic fines in one night due to violations by the FSD system. During this assessment conducted by a local car blogger, the vehicle consistently mistook bike lanes for right-turn lanes and made illegal lane changes by crossing solid lines.

      In a different evaluation that compared Tesla's system with driver-assist technologies from Li Auto and Aito, Tesla incurred 34 traffic violations and necessitated 24 driver interventions. In contrast, the Li Auto L7 required nine interventions and recorded 14 violations, while the Aito M9 performed better than Tesla’s FSD, with 12 interventions and 14 violations.