What Driving Should Feel Like

Sit in the driver’s seat, set your destination and engage Full Self-Driving (Supervised).

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Tesla promotes its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) feature, which assists with routine driving decisions like speed changes and pedestrian detection. The feature is available with a subscription and requires the driver to remain attentive and ready to take over at any time. Tesla invites customers to experience it with a demo drive.

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Sit in the driver’s seat, set your destination and engage Full Self-Driving (Supervised).*

You can get comfortable and observe how your Tesla responds to the road around you while you supervise.

It will help take care of routine driving decisions, like changing speeds, switching lanes and watching out for pedestrians so your ride is more relaxing.

Once you reach your destination, select the spot you want on the touchscreen and the vehicle will park for you.

Full Self-Driving (Supervised) is made for every drive, for your every day. Go on a demo drive and see for yourself.

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*Full Self-Driving (Supervised) requires the driver to remain attentive and ready to take over at any time. The vehicle is not autonomous. Currently available with subscription.

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Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 01:46:49 +0000 (UTC)
From: Tesla <[email protected]>
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Subject: What Driving Should Feel Like
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