Some Cybertrucks could end up using Tesla's Supervised Full Self-Driving software, about ten months after the car was first released.
After many delays and high expectations, the first delivery of the Tesla Cybertruck took place on November 30, 2023.
However, one feature was missing from those cars – Tesla's ballyhooed Full Self-Driving (FSD) software.
Previous vehicles released by Tesla, such as the Model 3 and Model Y, have had access to modern versions of Tesla's Autopilot or FSD software as soon as they were released. However, those cars have the same sizes, sensor suites and control mechanisms as other Tesla cars, meaning that not many changes are needed in the software to make them work.
The Cybertruck, however, is very different from any other vehicle Tesla has made — or any other vehicle on the road, for that matter.
So, when the Cybertruck first came out, it was noticeably lacking in access to this great feature. Tesla was happy to sell FSD access to owners, but it came with an asterisk that the driver assistance system could not be activated until a notification from Tesla appeared.
Well, now that time has come, and Cybertrucks finally have access to the software they've been waiting for. However, some of them do.
According to a post on the cybertruckownersclub forum, some users have started getting access to FSD (Guarded) as of today, with the 2024.32.20 update.
This update is labeled as “early access,” meaning that only a small percentage of owners who have been invited to the early access program will be able to access it yet. We're not sure when the wide release of the software will happen to other Cybertruck owners, but it should be sometime in the next few weeks.
It is also labeled as FSD 12.5.5, which is the newest version of FSD available. Currently, most Tesla vehicles are on FSD 12.5.4 – so these early Cybertrucks are not stuck on an older version, but rather get the latest (or, “big”) one.
The first videos of Cybertrucks with FSD are starting to come out, and this forum post appears to be the first online, so far.
There is sure to be many more hitting the internet in the coming hours showing how the truck is doing with its new software.
While the full power of FSD is new, Cybertrucks gained access to the autopark earlier this month.
Earlier this month, Tesla had promised that the Cybertruck would receive a full FSD by the end of September – so, sending it now, to some early access owners, just over one full day before the end of the month fits the timeline. . However, many owners will have to wait longer than the promised timeline.
In that same announcement, Tesla said that FSD will get more capabilities and that version 13 will be released next month, which should increase the number of miles required between interventions. Last week, an independent analysis concluded that FSD can only travel 13 miles between interventions on average, so there is a lot of improvement to be had in that regard.
Tesla also said that the FSD will be available in China and Europe in the first half of next year, although both are subject to legal approval, which could take a long time.
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