Tesla has updated its roadmap for the Full Self-Driving (FSD) advanced driver-assist system, which is still in beta. The feature will be launched in the Cybertruck later this month, followed by a more robust v13 update in October. Tesla also plans to launch FSD in Europe and China within the first quarter of next year, pending regulatory approval. The company has struggled in the European Union, where automakers must obtain preapproval from safety regulators before launching new car technologies. Tesla must demonstrate to EU regulators that FSD is at least as safe as human drivers, despite being linked to hundreds of crashes and dozens of deaths in the US. In China, Tesla started the registration process for FSD with Chinese regulators earlier this year and has a less capable iteration of FSD available to customers. The company's competition is brewing with Chinese automakers launching their own self-driving tech. Tesla's "supervised" FSD v12 update aims to prove that the company's camera-only approach can succeed. The company also released its parking lot self-driving ASS (Actually Smart Summon) update this week and will release updates on eye tracking with sunglasses this month. Additionally, Tesla will add FSD park, unpark, and reverse abilities in October.
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