Tesla’s FSD is a technology that is close to autonomous driving based on the ADAS technology Autopilot. Compared with ordinary ADAS systems, advanced driving support can be provided, such as entering and exiting the highway based on navigation information or changing lanes and joining the lane itself.
However, Tesla’s FSD is not yet a completed technology. After reaching a certain level, it is in a state of technological stagnation and has not significantly improved. It is reported that Tesla is currently considering cooperating with other companies or using FSD technology to other automobile manufacturers to further commercialize the FSD function and improve the function.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in an interview with Autocar UK, "Building a system is fundamentally very difficult and expensive. So to use it, the user has to be in some way "It would be a good idea if another car company applied it to their vehicles through a licensing agreement. This isn't limited to Tesla cars. "
"Obviously, the combination of fourth-generation hardware and second-generation FSD computers will enable fully autonomous driving," Elon Musk said. This next-generation system will be two to three times safer than human driving "In about a year or so, we'll be able to see it with cyber trucks."
Tesla could become a startup if it sells the FSD capability as a license to other companies. or new competitive advantages for low-ranking companies. This is because mass production can be achieved immediately without investing a lot of time and money in the development of autonomous driving technology.
Tesla announced in July that it would open its Supercharger network to non-Tesla electric vehicles. In the past, Tesla has developed technology related to electric vehicle patents. It's unclear whether such an open policy will become another source of revenue for Tesla or the rapid growth of the electric vehicle market.
Meanwhile, CEO Elon Musk has long argued that self-driving cars are safer than human driving. Based on this, Tesla released Autopilot and FSD features to many consumers early and continues to update them to supplement them. However, 17 people have died so far due to blind faith in consumers and drowsiness and distraction while driving, and US authorities have launched a formal investigation.
Autonomous driving is the future development direction of automobiles. For automobile manufacturers, whoever has autonomous driving technology will determine the future of automobiles. Even if an automobile manufacturer is an Internet company, it will gain greater favor in the capital market. As a manufacturing company, traditional automobile manufacturers are unlikely to have such high valuations.
Therefore, Tesla’s current approach is definitely the right direction of development, and Tesla’s current methods and methods are particularly like Baidu’s, sharing its own Apollo driving technology with other car manufacturers. Use it to further improve autonomous driving technology.