According to foreign media Electrek, Elon Musk stated that he believes Tesla will achieve full autonomy in “some areas” in 2021.
Musk has made multiple predictions about when Tesla will achieve full autonomy in the past. He once said that by the end of 2020, there would be more than one million robotaxis on the road with self-driving capabilities. However, reality proved otherwise. But with the release of the Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta version update, Musk’s judgment on achieving full autonomy is more reasonable.
In a recent interview after receiving the Axel Springer award, Elon Musk answered questions about self-driving again. He firmly believes that Tesla’s customers will be able to experience full autonomy next year.
Later, Musk further stated that his answer during the interview was relatively simple, but the regulatory issues involved in self-driving were more complex. However, he believes that Tesla will at least be able to achieve full autonomy in some areas next year. Musk did not specify which regions he believed would be approved first, but mentioned that European regulators are usually more conservative.
Approval processes for commercial self-driving systems have been established in some areas. Companies such as Cruise under General Motors in California and Waymo under Google’s parent company Alphabet in Arizona have begun to apply for approval in accordance with the process.
Musk also emphasized once again that Tesla needs to accumulate billions of kilometers of autonomous driving distance to prove the safety of the self-driving system to regulatory agencies.
🔗Source: Electrek
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