Tesla has launched the Actually Smart Summon feature in China and started offering 90 days of free EAP access to customers who purchase its vehicles through trade-ins.
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has launched Actually Smart Summon (ASS) in China, after the feature became available in the US, Europe and the Middle East.
The US electric vehicle (EV) maker announced on Weibo today that Actually Smart Summon is available in China, allowing Tesla vehicles to autonomously drive to the driver.
Notably, the feature is part of the Full Self-Driving (FSD) and Enhanced Autopilot (EAP) software, meaning it's not available to owners with the free Basic Autopilot (BAP) software.
In China, the FSD costs RMB 64,000 yuan ($8,790) and the EAP costs RMB 32,000 yuan.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk proposed the Actually Smart Summon feature two years ago, which applies only to Tesla Vision and doesn't rely on any sensors like radar.
In September this year, Tesla finally launched Actually Smart Summon in the US and brought the feature to Europe and the Middle East last month.
The feature allows the owner to summon the vehicle from a parking space to a specific location nearby. In China, a large number of EV models from local carmakers already come with the smart summon features.
In announcing the availability of the Actually Smart Summon feature in China, Tesla said in its Weibo post that consumers who purchase a Tesla vehicle through a trade-in now can get 90 days of free EAP access.
On November 5, Tesla said Chinese customers who buy a Tesla vehicle through a trade-in before December 3 would have a chance to win a visit to Tesla's Shanghai factory.
The intelligence of Tesla vehicles, including smart driving and smart cockpit, is seen as relatively lagging behind when compared to local automakers. But that doesn't stop its vehicles from being highly popular.
The company sold 73,490 vehicles in China in November, its highest month this year, according to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).
In the January-November period, Tesla's retail sales in China were 574,175 vehicles, up 8.77 percent year-on-year.
Tesla has a factory in Shanghai that produces the Model 3 sedan and Model Y crossover, delivering both to local customers and serving as an export hub for it.
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