Tesla temporarily halts Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta testing in China, gearing up for Hardware 3 (HW3) rollout.

Last month, Tesla launched the Full Self-Driving (FSD) trial in China, marking a significant step forward for the company's autonomous driving technology in the country. However, the trial has recently been paused due to a regulatory roadblock.

The FSD trial was initially scheduled to run from March 17 to April 16, but Tesla has temporarily halted the trial to comply with new regulations issued by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in late February. The pause is not related to any specific incident or issue with the vehicles or the software during the initial trial period.

The MIIT regulations require software updates related to intelligent driving systems to undergo pre-authorization before deployment. As a result, Tesla is actively promoting the approval process to resume the FSD trial and expand the capabilities to more vehicles in China.

Until now, FSD has been limited to vehicles with Hardware 4 (HW4) in China. However, the expansion will include vehicles equipped with Hardware 3 (HW3). Once the approval process is complete, Tesla plans to push the updates to everyone as soon as possible.

The Chinese government ministry responsible for approving Tesla's continuation of the Full Self-Driving trial in China is the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). This ministry oversees such technology trials and regulatory approval processes in China.

Although the FSD trial pause does not affect the availability of standard autonomous driving features in Tesla vehicles in China, it does mean that the expansion of FSD capabilities is on hold for the time being. No specific details about the timeline for the expansion were provided.

Tesla is completing the approval of intelligent assisted driving software for 3.0 and 4.0 hardware. The regulatory approval process for FSD on HW3 vehicles is ongoing. Once the trial resumes and the vehicles receive approval, the expansion will occur.

In summary, Tesla has temporarily halted its Full Self-Driving trial in China due to a regulatory roadblock requiring government approval. The company is actively promoting the approval process to resume the trial and expand the capabilities to more vehicles in China, including those equipped with Hardware 3. The availability of standard autonomous driving features remains unaffected.

Tesla temporarily halts Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta testing in China, gearing up for Hardware 3 (HW3) rollout.