<div id="readability-page-1"><blockquote><ul><li>A Chinese government source indicated that China will not approve Tesla's FSD soon, dashing Elon Musk's expectations.</li><li>Musk said on Thursday that he expects FSD to receive approval in China next month.</li></ul></blockquote><figure id="attachment_135766"><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn.cnevpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026012313145771.jpg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="1600" height="900" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn.cnevpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026012313145771.jpg"/><figcaption id="caption-attachment-135766">(A Tesla Model 3 displayed at the Shanghai new energy vehicle (NEV) exhibition in June 2024. Image credit: CnEVPost)</figcaption></figure><p>Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said he expects China to approve the company's FSD (Full Self-Driving) driver assistance system next month, though this appears to be wishful thinking.</p><p>Recent media reports touting imminent approval for Tesla's FSD technology in China are inaccurate, according to a Friday report by state-run China Daily citing a Chinese government source.</p><p>Musk said on Thursday that he expects FSD approval in China next month, reiterating the timeline he mentioned last November.</p>    <div>        <p><span>Join us on </span>            Telegram            <span> or </span>            Google News        </p>    </div><p>&#34;We hope to get Supervised Full Self-Driving approval in Europe, hopefully next month, and then maybe a similar timing for China,&#34; Musk said at his first appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, according to a Reuters report on Friday.</p><p>&#34;This is not true,&#34; the government source familiar with the matter said, according to China Daily. The source did not provide further details on the latest progress or timeline of China's regulatory review of the FSD system.</p><p>Tesla has been actively pushing to introduce its more advanced driver assistance software into the Chinese market, where the company currently offers a less-capable autopilot system, the report noted.</p><p>On February 25, 2025, Tesla began rolling out ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) features in China similar to the US version of FSD, though the initial introduction avoided mentioning FSD. That was seen as the formal introduction of FSD to China.</p><p>However, to date, these features still lack the capabilities of the US FSD version.</p>    <div>        <div>            <p><img width="768" height="432" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn.cnevpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026012301465726-768x432.jpg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn.cnevpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026012301465726-768x432.jpg"/>                            </p>        </div>        <div>            <p>Musk expects Tesla FSD to gain approval in China next month</p>            <p>Musk anticipates Tesla's FSD will receive approval in China next month, echoing the timeline he mentioned last November.</p>                    </div>    </div>                                                                                    </div>

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<p>A Chinese government source has stated that China will not approve Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) system soon, contradicting CEO Elon Musk's expectations of approval next month. Recent media reports suggesting imminent approval have been deemed inaccurate. Tesla is currently offering a less-capable autopilot system in China, while Musk continues to push for the introduction of more advanced driver assistance features in the market.</p>

- A Chinese government source stated that approval for Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology is not expected soon, contradicting CEO Elon Musk's expectations for next month.  
- Musk had reiterated his previously mentioned timeline, aligning with recent media reports of imminent approval, which were deemed inaccurate by state-run China Daily.  
- Tesla is striving to launch FSD in China while currently offering a less-capable version of its Autopilot system, with the initial rollout of Advanced Driver Assistance System features having occurred in February 2025.

China not about to approve Tesla FSD soon, state media report says