Tesla Launches EAP 30-Day Free Trial for Model 3/Y Chinese Owners Without Upgrading to FSD on November 11th. Tesla said the feature would be rolled out from the early hours of November 11 to the night of the 12th.
Currently in the Chinese market, the EAP, priced at RMB 32,000, can achieve the same functions as the FSD priced at RMB 64,000. The difference lies only in the developing traffic lights and stop signs recognition, city street assisting driving, and full self-driving.
In the US market, FSD Beta has been iterated to version 10.4 and its testing team is expanding at a speed of 1,000 units per day with a safety rating of 98 points or higher. On November 4th, according to Telsa owner hacker @greentheonly, the testing of FSD Beta is not limited to the US and Canada, and Tesla China seems to be testing FSD Beta as well.
Moreover, on October 25th, Tesla opened its R&D Innovation Center and Data Center in Shanghai, where all data, including personal information, will be stored in China. Only with approval can it be transferred if rare situations such as ordering overseas parts occur. This also means that Tesla can use the collected assisted driving data for localization R&D, and the first overseas R&D center may further promote the R&D progress.
It is evident that Tesla’s R&D capability for the Chinese market is not an issue, but the legal regulations behind it are worth paying attention to. As XPeng introduced City NGP on 1024 this year, could this 30-day EAP trial be a warm-up for FSD Beta? Let’s wait and see.
Source: Tesla Official.
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