Tesla is rolling out a new self-driving app that makes it easy for owners to sign up for its Full Self-Driving software and see statistics about how — and how often — they use it. The app will display information about the FSD, including multi-day series, adding a gamified element to the driver support software.
The company unveiled its redesigned self-driving app, along with a number of other new features that will be included in its next major software update, at a posting on X.
of Tesla Full Self-Driving (Supervision) is an advanced driver support system that was released in beta in late 2020 and has regular updates to remove bugs and improve reliability and performance. The system — available for a $99 monthly subscription — can handle driving maneuvers such as steering, lane changes and parking. It still requires active driver supervision, meaning vehicles equipped with the software are not truly autonomous.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is trying to position the company as an artificial intelligence and robotics powerhouse, not just an automaker. FSD is part of this mission. Achieving “10 million active FSD subscriptions” by 2035 is one of the key “product targets” required for Musk to receive full payment of his new $1 trillion pay package.
The redesigned self-driving app may not seem important to Tesla’s effort to drive FSD adoption, but it carries some weight. Today, Tesla owners can sign up for FSD using the vehicle’s touchscreen or mobile app, but it takes a few steps to get to the right place.
The new app will allow owners to register with one tap. One caveat is that the feature is only available to owners of Tesla vehicles equipped with the A14 chip, also known as FSD Hardware 4.0, which began shipping to vehicles in January 2023.
The updated self-driving app will display a variety of statistics that far exceed what Tesla owners with FSD see today. Current FSD subscribers see the total number of miles driven compared to the percentage driven using FSD.
This updated app will show some graphics, including using FSD in a bar chart. It will also track and display user “streaks”, showing how many consecutive days FSD was used.
FSD (Supervised) is available in Australia, Canada, China, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, South Korea and the United States. Dutch regulatory authority Approved by RDW the use of FSD on April 10 after researching and testing the product.
