Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software continues to turn heads globally, and this time, the praise is coming from inside government. South Korean National Assembly member Lee So-young has shared her first-hand experience using Tesla FSD in Seoul, becoming the first member of South Korea’s government to publicly comment on the technology after using it herself.
In a post shared on X, Lee detailed riding in a Tesla Model S equipped with FSD through a multi-stop route in Seoul, traveling from the National Assembly to Mangwon Market, Hongik University, and back again. While Lee noted she had previously experienced an unmanned robotaxi, she said Tesla’s supervised system still left a strong impression.
“It drives just as well as most people do. It already feels like a completed technology, which gives me a lot to think about,” Lee wrote on X. She added that once FSD reaches widespread adoption, “our daily lives are going to change a lot,” even questioning whether learning to drive a manual vehicle still makes sense in the long run.
Those comments carry extra weight given the broader momentum behind Tesla’s autonomy push. Full Self-Driving (Supervised) first went live in South Korea in late November, marking the system’s expansion into its seventh country. Since then, real-world demonstrations across dense urban environments have continued to surface, including recent stress tests in Europe — where Tesla is currently offering FSD ride-alongs as it pushes for regulatory approval — and growing confidence from Tesla executives.
Lee’s experience also comes at a pivotal time for Tesla. Just days ago, the automaker began testing “unsupervised” FSD on its Robotaxis in Austin, Texas, with no driver, safety monitor, or passengers in the vehicle. Elon Musk recently stated that Tesla has “pretty much solved” unsupervised FSD, and public reactions like Lee’s only add fuel to that claim. Check out Lee So-young’s full impressions of Tesla FSD in the video below:
What stands out most is the setting. Seoul is one of the world’s most complex driving environments, packed with aggressive traffic, dense pedestrians, and unpredictable road conditions. For a sitting lawmaker to describe FSD as effectively “complete” after navigating the city is notable, especially as governments worldwide continue to debate how autonomous driving should be regulated.
As Tesla pushes closer to fully autonomous driving at scale, reactions from policymakers may prove just as important as technical milestones. If officials begin to see autonomy not as a distant promise but as a working reality, it could significantly influence how quickly the technology is allowed to expand.
