Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the major rewrite to the company’s Autopilot software will release a private beta in 2-4 weeks, with a public beta to follow, ahead of a full U.S. rollout in December of this year.
“Releasing private beta in 2 to 4 weeks, public beta (early access owners who opt in) 4 to 6 weeks after that, then all US Tesla owners mid December. Above schedule is contingent upon not encountering major unexpected setbacks,” said Musk on Saturday morning.
Releasing private beta in 2 to 4 weeks, public beta (early access owners who opt in) 4 to 6 weeks after that, then all US Tesla owners mid December. Above schedule is contingent upon not encountering major unexpected setbacks.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 12, 2020
Musk also confirmed the release would allow for tracking targets across all cameras more stable.
Back in mid-August, Musk said in regards to Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, “the FSD improvement will come as a quantum leap, because it’s a fundamental architectural rewrite, not an incremental tweak. I drive the bleeding edge alpha build in my car personally. Almost at zero interventions between home & work. Limited public release in 6 to 10 weeks.”
Based on his mid-August tweet, the public release timeline appears to have been pushed back slightly.
The FSD improvement will come as a quantum leap, because it’s a fundamental architectural rewrite, not an incremental tweak. I drive the bleeding edge alpha build in my car personally. Almost at zero interventions between home & work. Limited public release in 6 to 10 weeks.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 14, 2020
Again, this is all on “Elon” time so there may be more delays for those eagerly anticipating the next version of Autopilot.
Probably V10 alpha build
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 17, 2018
We could have gamed an LA/NY Autopilot journey last year, but when we do it this year, everyone with Tesla Full Self-Driving will be able to do it too
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 9, 2019
Musk has long promised a Tesla that can drive from L.A. to New York autonomously without driver interventions, but that has yet to materialize. This next Autopilot rewrite may bring self-driving Teslas and the promise of 1 million robotaxis one step closer to becoming a reality.
