Tesla rolls out Supervised Full Self‑Driving in China

Tesla’s May 21 announcement that Full Self-Driving (Supervised) is now available in China answered a question that had hung over the company’s biggest overseas market for months. The company disclosed the change in a post on X that added China to its list of supported markets, alongside nine others. (autonews.gasgoo.com) The announcement was brief. Tesla did not spell out which owners would get the software first, what the exact activation path would be in China, or whether Chinese buyers would be offered the same pricing structure Tesla uses in the United States. (autonews.gasgoo.com) That matters because Tesla had been talking publicly about bringing FSD to China since 2024, while local rivals moved ahead with their own urban assisted-driving systems. (tesla.cn) CNBC reported that, before this week’s post, mainstream availability in China remained unclear and only limited versions had been accessible to select users. ### What did Tesla actually confirm? Tesla’s official X post confirmed one narrow but important fact: China is now on the company’s list of places where FSD (Supervised) is available. (autonews.gasgoo.com) Gasgoo and CNBC both reported that the list contains 10 markets: the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, China, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, the Netherlands and Lithuania. (cnbc.com) Tesla’s own support page describes FSD (Supervised) as a driver-assistance system that can handle lane changes, route choices, turns and navigation around other vehicles and objects, but says it does not make the car autonomous or replace the driver. Tesla says the system requires “active supervision.” (cnbc.com) ### If it is live, why are the details still fuzzy? CNBC reported that Tesla’s post was “short on details” and said it was unclear whether FSD (Supervised) had already been made available to mainstream consumers in China. The outlet also cited a Mandarin disclaimer on Tesla’s China site saying some functions would be updated “shortly.” Tesla’s China Model 3 configurator helps explain that ambiguity. The site lists an “intelligent assisted driving” package for 64,000 yuan and says “intelligent assisted driving functions” will be introduced later, while noting that currently available features still require active driver monitoring and that future functions depend on further development and administrative approval. (autonews.gasgoo.com) ### What does Chinese buyers’ pricing page show right now? (tesla.com) Tesla’s China website currently shows a one-time 64,000-yuan charge for the higher assisted-driving package on Model 3. The same page also lists Enhanced Autopilot at 32,000 yuan and says the more advanced package includes those features plus later software additions. That stands out because Tesla’s U.S. support pages say FSD (Supervised) is offered as a $99-per-month subscription in the United States. (cnbc.com) CnEVPost reported that Tesla ended the one-time global FSD purchase option in February 2026, but said the China site still displayed the one-time purchase model this week. ### How far behind local competitors is Tesla? China’s domestic brands have not waited for Tesla. CNBC said Chinese EV makers had already expanded proprietary driving systems before Tesla’s official China confirmation, and CnEVPost said rivals including Xiaomi and Huawei had intensified pressure in the market. (tesla.cn) The feature set itself is also no longer unusual in China. CnEVPost said functions associated with FSD — including auto lane change and summon-style capabilities — are now common on many new EVs sold there. (tesla.cn) ### What should drivers watch next? Tesla’s next concrete signal is likely to appear first on its China ordering pages, vehicle software notes or support documentation. The company’s China configurator already says some intelligent driving functions are coming later and that availability depends on administrative approval. (tesla.com) For now, the clearest facts are these: Tesla has officially named China as an FSD (Supervised) market, Tesla’s support materials still define the product as supervised driver assistance rather than autonomy, and Tesla’s China sales pages have not yet been updated with a fully spelled-out local rollout and pricing framework. (cnbc.com) (autonews.gasgoo.com) (tesla.cn) (cnevpost.com)