Tesla’s futuristic driving tech caught on video in Australia
A new video has sparked intense speculation that the way we drive is about to undergo a massive overnight change.
Australian Tesla owners look set to benefit from self-driving technology – supervised of course.
Following a series of teaser videos published by the EV car giant fronted by Elon Musk, new video has emerged online showing what appears to be Tesla’s most futuristic driving technology in action on Aussies roads.
Published by lifestyle outlet Man of Many and narrated by journalist Ben McKimm, the video promotes a “New “secret” Tesla tech coming to Australia soon”, suggesting Tesla’s Full Self-Driving technology may be just around the corner for Aussie drivers.
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It shows a Tesla handling lane changes, slowing for traffic, and negotiating bends without the driver’s hands touching the wheel.
“It’ll indicate as quickly as you would as a human,” McKimm said in the Instagram video.
“It does stuff as quickly as you think.”
People on the Tesla Owners Australia Facebook page said on Tuesday that they were “dying for it to be FSD”, that it was “hopefully FSD” and that it was “FSD obviously [because] they’ve been testing in Sydney and Melbourne”.
Full Self-Driving goes far beyond the adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping systems many Australians are used to.
According to the Tesla Australia website, FSD (Supervised) has on-board cameras with 360-degree visibility that will check your blind spots and move your Tesla vehicle into a neighbouring lane while maintaining your speed and avoiding bikes, motorcycles and other cars.
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Overseas, drivers report it can handle city intersections, traffic lights and multi-lane highways, but Tesla stresses it still requires constant human supervision.
McKimm was blown away by the technology’s human-like ability.
“It will want to get into the right lane up here, as soon as I say, yep, literally, as soon as I say it wants to get in the right lane, it does, that’s very impressive,”
A NEW DAWN FOR AUSSIE ROADS
This isn’t the first glimpse of this technology on Australian roads.
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FSD (Supervised) testing in Melbourne, Australia
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In May, Tesla itself released footage of a black Model 3 navigating Melbourne’s CBD with no driver input.
Two months later, another clip was posted showing the system operating in Sydney.
Now, Man of Many video adds further weight to expectations that Australia will become one of the first right-hand drive car markets to gain access to the software.
Earlier this year, Tesla told news.com.au that FSD was coming to Australia and said there are no regulatory blockers.
“There’s currently no blockers in Australia to releasing the self driving supervised, as we have in North America,” Tesla country director Thom Drew said.
“It’s something our business is working on releasing, I don’t have a timeline currently for you, but it’s certainly very exciting to be able to bring that to a market that doesn’t have a regulatory blocker.”
According to Tesla and Australian Design Rules, FSD (Supervised) falls under a Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS).
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That classification means the driver must remain in control, with eyes on the road, and hands on the wheel.
Tesla clearly states on its website, “Certain countries do not allow hands-off use of FSD (Supervised). Follow local regulations.”
In legal terms, the technology is in the same category as cruise control, even though the technology is far more advanced.
“I do think Tesla is being cheeky and calling it ***”, McKimm said.
If or when FSD does come in, it has the potential to change the way Aussies drive overnight.
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