Report: Tesla Finally Giving FSD to the Cybertruck In September

by Chris Teague

Published: August 22nd, 2024

report tesla finally giving fsd to the cybertruck in september

The Tesla Cybertruck finally started arriving in buyers’ driveways late last year, but the weird electric pickup launched without one of the automaker’s most popular features: Full Self-Driving (FSD). That’s reportedly changing, as the company’s head of Autopilot Software, Ashok Elluswamy, recently tweeded (X’ed?) that the truck would get FSD in September.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised FSD for release in June, which obviously didn’t happen, so there are reasonable doubts that Elluswamy’s post will lead to action. That said, other Tesla models have received software updates with FSD version 12.5, so the Cybertruck’s wait likely won’t be long. FSD functions like an upgraded adaptive cruise control system and doesn’t drive the vehicle without human supervision.

The automaker has withheld other Cybertruck features for release in over-the-air software updates. Buyers had to wait for a locking front differential, an off-road mode, and more, so they’re likely eager to gain access to FSD. Tesla’s software configurations allow it to add and refine features over time, including significant hardware functionality like the differentials.

While this move will be welcomed by Cybertruck owners, it’s not like the truck has had a seamless rollout. Buyers have reported system failures, broken trim pieces, and other issues with the $100,000+ truck. Those problems, combined with Elon Musk’s shifting politics, have made the Cybertruck into a rolling meme that draws either massively positive or terribly negative reactions, depending on the viewer.

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Chris Teague

Chris grew up in, under, and around cars, but took the long way around to becoming an automotive writer. After a career in technology consulting and a trip through business school, Chris began writing about the automotive industry as a way to reconnect with his passion and get behind the wheel of a new car every week. He focuses on taking complex industry stories and making them digestible by any reader. Just don’t expect him to stay away from high-mileage Porsches.

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Jalop1991 on Aug 22, 2024
Front Seat Driving

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Redapple2 on Aug 23, 2024
Somehow I know that someone who drives one of these cars, is someone I probably wont like.

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