Tesla now calls FSD ‘Tesla Assisted Driving’ in China – a more truthful name

Tesla has once again changed the name of its “FSD” system in China, using a more truthful name for the system in the world’s largest auto market.

For over a decade now, Tesla has sold a promise of vehicles that can drive themselves, even stating that every car it produced had all the hardware for self-driving.

It has long called the software system it sells “Full Self-Driving,” a simple, descriptive name that really says everything you need to know about the system’s functionality. It has charged up to $15,000 for this software, reflecting the value that Tesla thinks having your own robot driver would represent. More recently, it moved to a subscription-only sales model (though it does still sell the system upfront in China).

The only problem? It… doesn’t actually drive itself, despite constant false promises by the company’s CEO.