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On August 28, Tesla CEO Elon Musk (ElonMusk) released a video of him personally testing self-driving software on Saturday. The test was conducted in PaloAlto, Calif., where Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg's mansion is located. Musk joked in the video that maybe he could go to Zuckerberg's house for a hand-to-hand fight.

He used Tesla's "fully autopilot" test version (FSD Beta) software for a drive and gave an explanation.

Unlike many videos posted on YouTube and X, Musk's social media platform formerly known as Twitter, this video has not been edited or accelerated to give viewers a better understanding of FSDBeta's functions.

While driving, Musk pointed out that Tesla's engineers did not write programs for speed bumps, stop signs or roundabouts. The vehicle itself can handle these situations very well. Tesla uses video to train the system to enable vehicles to learn independently. This is an example of Tesla using artificial intelligence to build self-driving products.

The drive lasted about 40 minutes, and Musk, passengers and spectators made a circle around Palo Alto.

Musk joked: "maybe we'll meet Zuckerberg and we can challenge and fight."... to make the atmosphere more interesting. " Musk and Zuckerberg had considered a fight, which seemed to stem from Musk's opposition to Meta's planned launch of X competitor Threads. But it looks like they're not really going to fight.

The vehicle performed well. The media recorded an intervention when Musk had to take over the vehicle at a traffic light because the car went straight instead of turning left at the green light. This means that the system still requires 100% driver supervision. But this time the driving was impressive. On a sunny day in Palo Alto, the weather and light will also affect the performance of the autopilot system.

After completing a trip, Musk Googled the address of Zuckerberg's mansion. He joked: "I'm just politely asking if you'd like to have a hand-to-hand fight."... if it's convenient, maybe you want to fight. If we were just searching on Google, I don't think it would be seen as a cyber manhunt. "

However, Google did not appear to show Zuckerberg's correct address in Palo Alto, and the two did not meet.

The beta version of FSD Beta has not been widely released to the public. Tesla owners need to pay an one-time fee of $15000 or a monthly subscription fee of up to $199to buy FSD. Then they can apply for FSDBeta. Car owners can get access to FSDBeta based on their driving safety scores.

Tesla provides a number of increasingly enhanced driving assistance products. The Autopilot is standard for Tesla's vehicles, while the EnhancedAutopilot costs $6000. If Tesla owners have already bought EnhancedAutopilot,FSD, the monthly subscription fee is only $99.

Musk believes that self-driving cars will be a huge asset for Tesla. "I think this will be the biggest asset appreciation in history through software updates to shift millions of cars from manual driving to self-driving," he said at Tesla's annual shareholders' meeting in May. " He has expressed similar views many times.

Self-driving cars can be used as self-driving taxis, and can also make people's commuting and travel more convenient. For Tesla, it is important for the company that millions of Tesla owners will pay thousands of dollars in advance or pay Tesla a monthly subscription fee to use the feature.

Many critics believe that Tesla should not test these systems on the road. But FSDBeta-like systems will still emerge. GM's UltraCruise products are aimed at similar features.

When drivers can stop paying attention will depend on software development and negotiations between car companies and regulators.

As of Friday local time, Tesla shares had risen about 94 per cent this year, surpassing the 30 per cent rise in the Nasdaq composite index.

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