Name: Tesla Prepares for Wider Release of Its Driver-Assistance Software | WSJ
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- [Narrator] This month, Tesla plans to release

a major upgrade to its driver assistance software FSD-beta.

That upgrade is expected to extend public access

to a feature intended to help vehicles navigate cities.

Despite its name, FSD or full self-driving,

to remain alert with their hands on the wheel.

- Tesla began selling a driver assistance package

that it calls full self-driving capability

And so this feature that's expected to help

drivers navigate in cities is part of that package.

- [Narrator] This expands upon Tesla's existing

this city-driving feature for quite a while

often recording videos of those experiences

- [Rebecca] That has helped to drum up a lot of interest

- [Narrator] Tesla owners can buy full self-driving

for $10,000 or use it through a subscription

But the wider public hasn't been granted access

its city-driving tool beyond that small group of people

Drivers have now been able to request the feature,

but CEO, Elon Musk, said they would only be granted access

after having their driving habits evaluated.

- Tesla has said it's taking into consideration

a variety of factors, including things like hard breaking

to drivers progressively around a thousand a day

where Tesla doesn't think you're driving is good enough.

- A Bay Area Tesla driver was playing video games

of the company's driver assistance software.

- The new chair of the National Transportation Safety Board

has been critical of Tesla's driver assistance systems,

that the company uses to describe its tools,

but the agency doesn't have regulatory authority.

and so automakers have a wide degree of latitude.

- [Narrator] Tesla's driver assistance software

on new vehicles and primarily assist highway driving.

which is essentially an upgrade that adds more features,

but it's only available to customers who buy the package.

autopilot believe they are focused on the road

even if they are literally asleep at the wheel.

- [Narrator] For years, Tesla's faced criticism

from some lawmakers about its driver assistance software.

take an orange and put it right into the steering wheel.

to believing that your hands are on the wheel.

- [Narrator] Last month, the NTSB launched

it was investigating Tesla's autopilot system.

- But it's likely going to take quite a while

- [Elon] We need to make full self-driving work

in order for it to be a compelling value proposition.

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Tesla Prepares for Wider Release of Its Driver-Assistance Software | WSJ

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