Tesla Cars Will Not Be Approved as Fully Self Driving This Year, Musk Says

Tesla Cars Will Not Be Approved as Fully Self Driving This Year, Musk Says
A logo of Tesla Motors on an electric car model outside a showroom in New York on June 28, 2010. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
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Tesla Inc.’s advanced driver assistant software will not gain regulatory approval in 2022, Chief Executive Elon Musk said, signaling that the company is not yet able to satisfy authorities that its cars can be driven without someone behind the wheel.

The Silicon Valley automaker sells a $15,000 software add-on called “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) which enables its vehicles to change lanes and park autonomously. That complements its standard “Autopilot” feature, which enables cars to steer, accelerate and brake within their lanes without driver intervention.