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Daily Telegraph
20-05-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Telegraph
Tesla, Musk complete ‘full self driving' tests on Australian roads
Don't miss out on the headlines from Motoring. Followed categories will be added to My News. Tesla's 'full self driving' feature looks set to hit Australia following successful tests on local roads. The EV giant published a video on of a Tesla Model 3 with prototype software successful negotiating busy streets in inner-city Melbourne. It even nailed the 'hook turn' that frustrates interstate travellers. The brand's country director for Australia, Thom Drew, says an expansion of Tesla's driverless features is high on Elon Musk's list of priorities. 'That's Elon's push,' Drew said. 'We have a global engineering team that are working across markets around a lot of FSD… actively working across all our markets to roll it out.' MORE:Bad news for electric vehicles in Australia MORE:Huge blow for Musk as Tesla dream hits wall Autonomous driving is a key pillar of investment for Tesla. Having introduced its 'Autopilot' driver assistance system more than a decade ago, Tesla doubled down on 'full self driving' in the US. The feature has been controversial, linked to a number of serious accidents and recalls. It has not stopped Tesla from investing heavily in autonomous taxi services due to hit the US in the near future. Drew said there is no regulatory barrier to the technology hitting Australian roads – only local calibration and finessing of the service. MORE:Musk's bombshell announcement, Tesla sinks Tesla tests full self driving (FSD) technology in Melbourne, Australia. Picture: Supplied MORE:76pc drop: Major nation abandons Tesla 'There's currently no blockers in Australia to releasing the self driving supervised, as we have in North America,' he said. 'It's something our business is working on releasing, I don't have a timeline currently for you, but it's certainly very exciting to be able to bring that to a market that doesn't have a regulatory blocker.' Tesla's video featuring the hook turn was well-received by followers on X, who recognised that the hook turn 'is the most annoying and scary thing about driving in the Melbourne CBD'. Originally published as Tesla, Musk complete 'full self driving' tests on Australian roads
News.com.au
19-05-2025
- Automotive
- News.com.au
Tesla, Musk complete ‘full self driving' tests on Australian roads
Tesla's 'full self driving' feature looks set to hit Australia following successful tests on local roads. The EV giant published a video on of a Tesla Model 3 with prototype software successful negotiating busy streets in inner-city Melbourne. FSD (Supervised) testing in Melbourne, Australia And yes, that’s a hook turn — Tesla AI (@Tesla_AI) May 16, 2025 It even nailed the 'hook turn' that frustrates interstate travellers. The brand's country director for Australia, Thom Drew, says an expansion of Tesla's driverless features is high on Elon Musk's list of priorities. 'That's Elon's push,' Drew said. 'We have a global engineering team that are working across markets around a lot of FSD… actively working across all our markets to roll it out.' Autonomous driving is a key pillar of investment for Tesla. Having introduced its 'Autopilot' driver assistance system more than a decade ago, Tesla doubled down on 'full self driving' in the US. The feature has been controversial, linked to a number of serious accidents and recalls. It has not stopped Tesla from investing heavily in autonomous taxi services due to hit the US in the near future. Drew said there is no regulatory barrier to the technology hitting Australian roads – only local calibration and finessing of the service. 'There's currently no blockers in Australia to releasing the self driving supervised, as we have in North America,' he said. 'It's something our business is working on releasing, I don't have a timeline currently for you, but it's certainly very exciting to be able to bring that to a market that doesn't have a regulatory blocker.' Tesla's video featuring the hook turn was well-received by followers on X, who recognised that the hook turn 'is the most annoying and scary thing about driving in the Melbourne CBD'.
