US EditionTesla Australia Exec: No Regulatory Barriers for FSD Release
- In May 2025, Tesla’s regional head for Australia and New Zealand, Thom Drew, stated that there are no regulatory obstacles preventing the rollout of Full Self-Driving on Australian roads.
- This update follows years of local FSD testing since at least January 2023, with timing for public release still unrevealed and legal approval pending for on-road use.
- Tesla demonstrated FSD capability in Melbourne’s central business district, including a hook turn, navigating mixed traffic with a human driver visibly supervising the system.
- Drew stated it is “very exciting” to bring FSD to a market without regulatory blockers, although he has no specific timeline, while some Australian customers have already paid up to $10,100 for FSD access.
- The absence of regulatory obstacles suggests Tesla aims to expand FSD globally following North America, with broader introduction in Australia contingent on local calibration and legal approval.
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Tesla Australia Exec: No regulatory barriers for FSD release
Recent comments from Tesla’s Country Director for Australia and New Zealand Thom Drew have provided an exciting update for Full Self Driving’s upcoming release in Australia. As per the executive, there is currently no regulatory barrier to FSD being rolled out to Australian roads. Drew’s comments came on the heels of a video demonstration featuring FSD Supervised navigating Melbourne’s central business district. Tesla FSD’s Australia Demo Shared…
Tesla FSD Launch in Australia Faces ‘No Regulatory Block,’ Country Chief Says
Tesla’s supervised Full Self-Driving (FSD) system is on track for launch in Australia, with no “regulatory blocks” currently hindering its deployment, unlike the situation in Europe. Last week, Tesla showed footage from the tests of the FSD in Australia — the first hand-drive market to test the system. Thom Drew, head of Tesla Australia, told the local media outlet News.com.au on Tuesday that FSD is a top priority for the brand, which has a “glo…
Samsung Back To Working On Upstreaming Tesla FSD SoC Support In The Linux Kernel
In early 2022 Samsung engineers began working on upstreaming support for the Tesla Full Self-Driving "FSD" SoC to the mainline Linux kernel. Those early patches were mainlined in Linux 5.18 and later in 2022 turned to working on the PCIe support for the Tesla FSD SoC with the mainline kernel, but then work seemingly ceased on this upstreaming effort. More than two years later, the work was restarted today with Samsung posting the latest patches …
Tesla eases driver monitoring system in latest FSD update
Tesla has quietly adjusted its driver monitoring system (DMS) in the latest Full Self-Driving (FSD) software update, making it less sensitive to brief glances away from the road. While not mentioned in the official release […]
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