Tesla seeks approval for FSD (Supervised) system in Taiwan

Taipei, June 16 (CNA) Tesla Taiwan said Tuesday that it has submitted an application for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) (Supervised) system to the Vehicle Safety Certification Center, taking a first step toward making the feature available on Taiwan's roads.

According to Tesla, the system requires drivers to remain attentive and ready to take immediate control at all times, and does not make a vehicle fully autonomous.

The company said the system has been trained using anonymous driving data collected from 8.5 million Tesla vehicles worldwide. Tesla said each newly delivered vehicle can access a "lifetime" of driving scenarios through the system.

Tesla said FSD (Supervised) is available or approved in 13 countries and regions, including the United States, Canada, China, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark and Belgium.

The company added that the system is also currently undergoing road testing in Japan, including in major metropolitan areas such as Tokyo, Yokohama and Osaka.

Tesla also announced that it will discontinue its one-time purchase option for FSD at 11:59 p.m. on June 30.

The change will not affect customers who have already purchased the plan, while existing Tesla owners and new buyers may still purchase it before the deadline, the company said.

Tesla also said owners of vehicles equipped with HW3.0 (Hardware 3.0), which is not compatible with FSD (Supervised), will be eligible to transfer their FSD entitlement to a newly purchased Tesla free of charge if they take delivery by Sept. 30 and have purchased the plan for their current vehicle by June 30.

Taiwan's current regulations on Advanced Driver Assistance Systems require drivers to remain in control of their vehicles and keep their hands on the steering wheel at all times.