Tesla expands supervised FSD v14 testing to HW4 cars in Australia and New Zealand

Tesla’s latest Australia/New Zealand update matters for one specific reason: it is about HW4, not just FSD in general. Tesla said Full Self-Driving (Supervised) v14 for Hardware 4 vehicles in Australia and New Zealand is in “final local development and testing,” and described the build as a “meaningful step forward” in performance. That is a concrete sign Tesla is still doing country-by-country work before a broader HW4 rollout in right-hand-drive markets. (tesla.com) The key qualifier is that Tesla did not give a release date. It also said newly delivered cars in those markets will not get FSD until the feature is officially available for their hardware. In other words, this is a progress update, not a launch notice. (tesla.com) That distinction matters because Tesla already markets FSD (Supervised) in Australia and New Zealand, but feature availability depends on vehicle configuration, hardware, software version, region, model year and regulatory approval. Tesla’s own support pages say activation can take longer in some jurisdictions and that future features remain subject to development and approvals. (tesla.com) So the story here is less “Tesla is bringing FSD to Australia and New Zealand” and more “Tesla is still aligning the newest hardware stack with local conditions there.” Tesla’s Australia site says FSD (Supervised) is currently available in Australia and New Zealand, while its support pages repeatedly warn that what owners actually receive can vary by hardware and region. That makes the HW4 language important: it suggests Tesla is treating the newer computer and sensor package as a separate release track that still needs local validation. (tesla.com) The mention of v14 is also notable. Tesla has a live support page for an FSD (Supervised) v14 trial, indicating v14 is an active software branch rather than a rumor or internal label. But Tesla has not publicly paired that page with a dated Australia/New Zealand HW4 rollout schedule. (tesla.com) There is also a practical customer angle. Tesla’s subscription support pages say FSD (Supervised) subscriptions are available for eligible vehicles in Australia and New Zealand, but eligibility is the operative word. If a car’s hardware/software combination is not yet supported locally, buyers can pay attention to the app and support pages without assuming immediate access. (tesla.com) The broader takeaway is straightforward: Tesla is signaling progress on supervised FSD for HW4 in Australia and New Zealand, but it is still framing the product as supervised driver assistance, not autonomy, and still withholding a firm ship date. For owners in those markets, the next real milestone is not this testing update but the point when Tesla changes availability status for eligible HW4 vehicles in local software and support channels. (tesla.com)