Tesla Full Self Driving – right-hand-drive example demonstrated in supervised testing in Australia

Tesla Full Self Driving – right-hand-drive example demonstrated in supervised testing in Australia

Tesla has demonstrated its Full Self Driving (FSD) driving assistance suite in a right-hand-drive vehicle, as depicted on the Tesla AI X/Twitter channel.

The one-minute, 50-second video clip demonstrating FSD played in fast-forward shows a person in the driver’s seat supervising its operation as it navigates traffic. The driver starts the procedure from the vehicle’s touchscreen, and the car proceeds to steer itself out of its street parking space.

The feature can be seen to navigate the vehicle around traffic encountered on its journey, including changing lanes to get around stationary vehicles, crossing a junction, and – around 13 seconds into the clip – perform a hook turn, which is to turn right across traffic from the far left lane (in Melbourne, this is to free up space for the movement of trams).

The Tesla Malaysia website lists FSD as available for both the Model 3 and Model Y, however the feature set is not currently permitted for use in Malaysia

This demonstration of FSD also shows its ability to stop for pedestrian at a junction, and continues to navigate through traffic before eventually coming to a stop at what appears to be the lobby of a shopping centre.

The American EV maker announced last September that its Full Self Driving assistance suite would be released in right-hand-drive markets from late in the first quarter, or early in the second quarter of this year, following its release in Europe and China in Q1.

As description of the video clip indicates, this demonstration of FSD in Melbourne is on a supervised testing basis, and there is yet to be official confirmation of its official release for the Australian market. On the Tesla Malaysia website, both the Model 3 and Model Y can be specified with Full Self Driving at RM32,000 or Enhanced Autopilot at RM16,000, though the former is not permitted for use in Malaysia at present.

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Mick Chan

Open roads and closed circuits hold great allure for Mick Chan. Driving heaven to him is exercising a playful chassis on twisty paths; prizes ergonomics and involvement over gadgetry. Spent three years at a motoring newspaper and short stint with a magazine prior to joining this website.

 

Comments

  • Why So Serious on May 16, 2025 at 5:36 pm

    Just waiting news of it suiciding a kangaroo…

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  • I see Elon products, I say no. Boycott his products.

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  • alldisc on May 17, 2025 at 2:36 pm

    The FSD would die at MRR2 or Jalan Kucing with thousands of bikes passing through at different speeds at multiple lanes, to include lane switching, lane splitting and crossing lane between cars.

    This may appear on the screen : Error404

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  • rusty on May 18, 2025 at 2:06 pm

    it would be responsible to include the following in the article as tesla constantly misleads its customers with its claims – Tesla’s current Full Self-Driving (FSD) system is only a Level 2 system, requiring constant driver supervision and a human ready to take control at any moment. While Tesla has made bold claims about reaching full autonomy, the current FSD system does not meet the criteria for Level 4.

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    • Mike Tee on May 19, 2025 at 12:30 pm

      The article and the video both say “Supervised FSD” which is exactly what you are saying

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  • Ssare on May 20, 2025 at 10:36 pm

    Tesla interior is a jike after seeing Chinese EV like BYD

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