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Self-drivingDriver-assistance software

FSD (Supervised)

by Tesla

Full Self-Driving (Supervised) is Tesla software that steers, brakes and speeds up a Tesla owner's car on highways and city streets. The driver must watch the road at all times and stays legally responsible. NHTSA investigation PE25-012, opened 7 Oct 2025

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Stage 5 of 5

Regulator-cleared or mass market

Which rule placed it
Evidence
Independently reported
Human help
Safety driver aboard
Last milestone
30 Oct 2026

01Can I get it?

Yes, in places

Where it works today
Sold to Tesla owners as a $99-a-month subscription in the US since February 2026; about 1.48 million active subscriptions in mid-2026 (Tesla-reported). Tesla Q2 2026 Update, SEC filing, 22 Jul 2026
Published price
$99 a month (subscription only in the US; the $8,000 one-time purchase ended) as of 14 Feb 2026 The Register, 23 Jan 2026
Human help
The owner is the driver. Tesla calls it a Level 2 system, meaning the driver must pay full attention and be ready to take over at any moment. NHTSA investigation PE25-012, opened 7 Oct 2025

02Track record

What has actually happened

Every milestone is dated and links to the page it comes from. Lines marked company-reported rest on the maker's own word.

  1. Update

    Tesla said in its third-quarter shareholder letter that it had 1.74 million active FSD subscriptions, up 67% from a year earlier, counting past upfront buyers but not free trials.

    Electrek, 30 Oct 2026Company-reported

  2. Update

    Tesla changed its Referral Program so owners earned a free month of FSD (Supervised), a driver-assistance system needing constant attention, each time someone subscribed through their link, up to 12 times a year.

    Teslarati, 30 Oct 2026

  3. Update

    Turo said that from October 28, US renters could search for Teslas with FSD (Supervised) turned on, a driver-assistance system needing constant attention, with each car's status checked directly with Tesla.

    Electrek, 26 Oct 2026

  4. Cleared · sets the stage

    Latvia's road safety agency approved FSD (Supervised), a driver-assistance system needing constant attention and sold in Europe as Tesla Assisted Driving, making Latvia the 10th EU country to allow it.

    Teslarati, 26 Oct 2026

  5. Update

    Tesla's AI vice president said Tesla was building its own maps from what its cars collectively learn, to fix FSD problems with speed limits, parking and choosing routes.

    Electrek, 22 Oct 2026Company-reported

  6. Update

    Tesla said it expected unsupervised FSD, meaning customers' cars driving themselves with nobody paying attention, to reach customer cars in the middle of 2027, instead of its usual "end of next year" answer.

    Electrek, 21 Oct 2026Company-reported

  7. Setback

    Tesla said unsupervised Full Self-Driving, with no driver watching, would reach customer-owned cars in Q2 2027, at first only by owners adding their cars to its Robotaxi fleet inside its zones.

    Electrek, 21 Oct 2026Company-reported

  8. Mass market

    Tesla said it had 1.74 million active FSD subscriptions in its third-quarter 2026 report, up 67% in a year, a count that also includes owners who paid upfront.

    Electrek, 21 Oct 2026Company-reported

  9. Setback

    Tesla's AI software head said customer-owned cars might first drive without supervision around the second quarter of next year, later than the fourth-quarter 2026 target Musk had given in April.

    TechCrunch, 21 Oct 2026Company-reported

  10. Mass market

    Tesla reported 1.48 million active FSD subscriptions at the end of June 2026, up 56% in a year, and said over 55% of new cars sold in North America came with an FSD subscription.

    Tesla Q2 2026 Update, SEC filing, 22 Jul 2026Company-reported

  11. Mass market

    Tesla said cars using FSD (Supervised) had driven more than 10 billion miles in total.

    Electrek, 3 May 2026Company-reported

  12. Update

    Tesla said it would stop selling FSD as an $8,000 one-time purchase and sell it only as a subscription.

    InsideEVs, Jan 2026Company-reported

03Safety and incidents

What has gone wrong

  • NHTSA, the US road-safety agency, opened an investigation into whether FSD can see and react properly when fog, glare or dust make the road hard to see. It covers about 2.4 million cars. NHTSA investigation PE24-031, opened 17 Oct 2024

  • NHTSA opened an investigation into Teslas on FSD breaking traffic laws, such as going through red lights and driving the wrong way. It covers about 2.9 million cars; NHTSA counted 58 incidents, including 14 crashes or fires and 23 injuries. NHTSA investigation PE25-012, opened 7 Oct 2025

  • NHTSA, the US road-safety agency, upgraded its probe of FSD in poor visibility to an Engineering Analysis, the last step before a recall, covering 3,203,754 vehicles and nine crashes, one fatal. Electrek, 29 Oct 2026

  • A Belgian road safety group found that FSD drove over the limit in 55% of the 30 km/h zones it tested in Brussels, averaging 44 km/h. Electrek, 22 Oct 2026

  • A driver told police he was asleep with FSD engaged before his Tesla hit a patrol car in a lane closure in Fairfield, California, seriously injuring two officers, Electrek reported. Electrek, 26 Oct 2026

  • Seoul police booked 80 people for using add-on devices to switch on FSD in Teslas not approved for it in South Korea, with police saying safety risks were confirmed. Electrek, 27 Oct 2026

How we placed it

The rule, not an opinion

Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.

  1. 5

    Regulator-cleared or mass marketThis robot

    A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.

    Placed by: Latvia's road safety agency approved FSD (Supervised), a driver-assistance system needing constant attention and sold in Europe as Tesla Assisted Driving, making Latvia the 10th EU country to allow it (26 Oct 2026).

  2. 4

    Paying customers

    Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.

  3. 3

    Pilot

    Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.

  4. 2

    Pre-orders

    Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.

  5. 1

    Demo only

    Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.

What we couldn't confirm. We could not open sources for the reported 2026 upgrade of an NHTSA FSD probe to an Engineering Analysis (about 3.2 million cars), for the December 2023 Autopilot recall, or for the outcome of California DMV's false-advertising case over the 'Full Self-Driving' name. Musk's many past dated promises of full autonomy for owners' cars are not listed for the same reason.

Sources

  1. 01NHTSA investigation PE25-012, opened 7 Oct 2025
  2. 02Tesla Q2 2026 Update, SEC filing, 22 Jul 2026
  3. 03The Register, 23 Jan 2026
  4. 04Electrek, 30 Oct 2026
  5. 05Teslarati, 30 Oct 2026
  6. 06Electrek, 26 Oct 2026
  7. 07Teslarati, 26 Oct 2026
  8. 08Electrek, 22 Oct 2026
  9. 09Electrek, 21 Oct 2026
  10. 10Electrek, 21 Oct 2026
  11. 11Electrek, 21 Oct 2026
  12. 12TechCrunch, 21 Oct 2026
  13. 13Electrek, 3 May 2026
  14. 14InsideEVs, Jan 2026
  15. 15NHTSA investigation PE24-031, opened 17 Oct 2024
  16. 16Electrek, 29 Oct 2026
  17. 17Electrek, 27 Oct 2026

Cite this page

Robotics Progress. “FSD (Supervised) (Tesla): how far has it got?” roboticsprogress.com/robots/tesla-fsd-supervised. Checked 19 October 2026.

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