Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Thursday night the company plans to roll out this year its ‘full self-driving’ beta software to all customers in North America who have plunked down as much as $12,000 for the controversial version of its driver assistance system.
The chief executive made the announcement while donning a black cowboy hat during the Tesla Cyber Rodeo, an event to celebrate the grand opening of its factory in Austin.
“The Tesla Autopilot team and AI team has done an incredible job building real world AI and we’re able to go to wide beta for all full self driving customers in North America this year,” Musk said during a speech that was live streamed.
Full Self Driving, or FSD as it is often branded, has been available as an option for years. However, Tesla vehicles are …
