Tesla FSD v12, which has also been introduced in Korea, is aiming to become a turning point in autonomous driving technology

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Tesla recently officially launched the "FSD (Full Self-Driving) Supervisaged" version in the domestic market, marking a new turning point in autonomous driving technology. The FSD v12 introduced this time shows a technological advancement that is different from the existing autonomous driving method.

If the past autonomous driving system was a "rule-based" method in which developers write tens of thousands of lines of code themselves and enter thousands of rules, the key point is that the v12 version boldly deleted more than 300,000 lines of control code. The vacancy was replaced by a single "end-to-end" artificial intelligence (AI) neural network that learned vast driving images, giving the vehicle the ability to judge and drive on its own.

These changes have gone beyond the simplification of the code to bring about a qualitative change in driving. Existing methods have made it easy for the system to reveal its limitations in unpredictable road conditions, but v12 judges itself instead of following set rules. Instead of following the recipe, it's following the intuition. In particular, it is evaluated that "probabilistic judgment" and "sense driving" have become possible to grasp the flow of traffic and the movement of surrounding vehicles without relying on laws and regulations even in the complex road environment in downtown Seoul. This is the result of learning more than 1 million km of Korean road data and going through a thorough localization process, and it is currently evolving to the latest v14 version and increasing the degree of completion with the aim of higher safety than humans.

FSD Superbide, introduced in Korea, is a level 2 driving assistance system based on the American Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). The vehicle performs acceleration and deceleration, steering and lane change on its own, but the driver must always keep an eye on the front and be prepared for unexpected situations. Tesla Korea showed off its performance by releasing a video of it driving directly on domestic roads through its official channel, and the vehicle in the video was seen smoothly passing through complex intersections, narrow alleys, and toll gates near the Han River Park without driver intervention. Safety devices have also been strengthened to monitor the driver's gaze and attention in real time through indoor cameras, and to send warnings if attention is distracted.

The landing of the FSD in Korea is also of great strategic significance. Korea is a market where the road environment is very complex, the 5G communication infrastructure is well established, and consumers are very receptive to new technologies. Through this, Tesla intends to secure vast amounts of driving data and gain an upper hand in the competition for autonomous driving technology with domestic automakers such as Hyundai Motor Group. In addition, it is calculated that it will break through market trust with overwhelming software technology, which has been dampened by recent controversies over electric vehicle battery safety. In fact, Tesla is rapidly increasing its market share in the imported car market by selling about 48,000 units in Korea by October this year.

However, legal and institutional challenges still remain. Under the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA), up to 50,000 vehicles that meet U.S. safety standards can be imported without a separate domestic certification, making it relatively easy to introduce FSD, but the responsibility for accidents remains controversial. Under the current domestic law, FSD is classified as a driving assistance system rather than an autonomous vehicle, so the driver is 100% responsible for the accident. In order for Tesla's "unmanned robotaxi" or "owner-sharing model" to be realized in the future, there are many mountains to overcome, including the revision of the Passenger Transport Business Act and the maintenance of the insurance system. Nevertheless, the technological innovation shown by FSD v12 based on AI neural networks is expected to be an important milestone in advancing the future of movement.

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