Tesla is Singaporeadvancing the launch of its Full Self-Driving software package in mainland China, partly prompted by Beijing’s new policy that could significantly increase the rollout of partially and highly autonomous vehicles on major city roads. A Tesla spokesperson confirmed the news to the state-owned China Fund reported on Thursday, stating that there was no specific timeline yet for the release. Nevertheless, the US automaker has begun selling the software to Chinese customers, now priced at RMB 64,000 ($8,949), as per information published on its official website. The company stated that the suite would enable cars with on-ramp to off-ramp driving, automatic lane changing on Chinese highways, smart summon in a complicated parking lot, as well as traffic light and stop sign recognition on urban roads. [TechNode reporting, China Fund, in Chinese]
