Tesla AI Chief Touts 1.5 Million FSD Subscriptions as Paul Graham Praises US Experience
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Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 10
Tesla AI Chief Touts 1.5 Million FSD Subscriptions as Paul Graham Praises US Experience
1 articles · Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 10
Summary
Ashok Elluswamy responded to Paul Graham’s post about his wife’s first Tesla self-driving ride by saying, “Please let it be in the US,” underscoring the market’s importance for FSD.
Paul Graham said Jessica Graham’s experience in a new Tesla felt like the “usual religious revelation,” highlighting the strong consumer reaction Tesla still gets from its driver-assistance software.
1.48 million FSD subscriptions were active at the end of the second quarter, up 56% from a year earlier and 200,000 from the first quarter, as Tesla pushes software as a bigger driver of vehicle demand.
NHTSA still classifies FSD as a Level 2 supervised system and in March upgraded a probe covering about 3.2 million Teslas after reviewing nine reduced-visibility incidents, including one fatal crash.
The software’s rollout remains uneven outside the US: the Netherlands has approved supervised FSD, broader European clearance is still under review, and Tesla is also seeking approval in China.