--- title: "Musk: Tesla Is Rolling Out a Beta of “Full Self-Driving” Next Week" description: "Tesla is releasing a “Full Self-Driving Beta” to some owners who are “expert and careful drivers” some time next week, according to a recent tweet by CEO Elon Musk. Full Self-Driving (FSD) is an optional $8,000 package that allows Teslas to navigate onto or off of highways without any driver intervention. It also […]" date: "2020-10-13" modified: "2020-10-13" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-beta-full-self-driving" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Self-Driving Vehicles" - "Tesla" tags: - "elon musk" - "Self-driving cars" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Musk: Tesla Is Rolling Out a Beta of “Full Self-Driving” Next Week ![Tesla is releasing a "Full Self-Driving Beta" to some owners who are "expert and careful drivers" some time next week, according to CEO Elon Musk.]() *\Image: Tesla\* ## Private Beta Tesla is releasing a "Full Self-Driving Beta" to certain owners some time next week, according to a [tweet]() by CEO Elon Musk. In August, [Musk promised]() that the next Full Self-Driving update will be a "quantum leap, because it’s a fundamental architectural rewrite, not an incremental tweak." "I drive the bleeding edge alpha build in my car personally," he added at the time. "Almost at zero interventions between home and work." ## Flying Spaghetti Driving Full Self-Driving is an optional $8,000 package that already, in its current form, allows Teslas to navigate onto or off of highways without any driver intervention. It also allows drivers to "Summon" their vehicle in private parking lots and navigate stop signs and traffic lights without having to slow down or accelerate themselves. The feature will eventually include "Autosteer on city streets" according to the [company's website](). ## Careful Drivers According to Musk, the update will take the feature from 2D to[ "4D,"]() meaning that the vehicle will be able to not only sense the three-dimensional world around it, but also predict changes in factors like location, direction, and speed. In mid-September, the company pushed back the beta. Now, we finally can expect the update to get a limited release next week, according to Musk. "This will, at first, be limited to a small number of people who are expert and careful drivers," he wrote. **READ MORE:** *[Tesla to release ‘Full Self-Driving Beta’ to some customers next week]()* \[*Electrek*\] **More on Tesla:** *[Hackers Use Billboards to Trick Self-Driving Cars Into Slamming on the Brakes]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()