Tesla has officially launched its Full Self-Driving (FSD) driver-assistance system in China. The company confirmed the rollout in a post on X, listing China among the 10 countries currently supporting the feature. However, Tesla is still offering the supervised version of FSD, since the fully autonomous version remains unavailable for public use.
On Tesla’s Chinese website, the feature appears as an optional upgrade called “intelligent assisted driving” for the Tesla Model 3. Customers in China must pay a one-time fee of 64,000 yuan, which equals around $9,410, in addition to the vehicle’s price. In the United States, Tesla previously charged $8,000 for FSD upfront. The company recently switched the service to a subscription model costing $99 per month.
The current version of FSD still requires a human driver to stay alert and take control when needed. In contrast, unsupervised FSD aims to deliver fully automated driving without human intervention. Right now, only Tesla’s robotaxi fleet in Austin, Dallas, and Houston, Texas, uses the unsupervised system.
FSD Supervised is now available in:
– United States
– Canada
– Mexico
– Puerto Rico
– China
– Australia
– New Zealand
– South Korea
– The Netherlands
– Lithuania— Tesla (@Tesla) May 20, 2026
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently claimed that unsupervised FSD would become “widespread in the US by the end of this year.” Still, Musk has often faced criticism for missing timelines across several of his companies.
Tesla has spent years preparing FSD for the Chinese market. The automaker tested the system extensively and mapped roads across the country with support from local partners. Even so, the company continued facing strict regulatory hurdles before securing approval.
Earlier this year, Musk said Tesla was close to receiving clearance from Chinese authorities. Chinese state media pushed back against those claims at the time. Musk had also made similar statements since 2024 regarding FSD approval in China. This time, however, Tesla appears to have finally secured the green light.
Before the launch of FSD, Tesla owners in China only had access to the company’s earlier driver-assistance technologies, Autopilot and Enhanced Autopilot.
