Tesla CEO Musk said Tesla is open to licensing Autopilot, Full Self-Driving (FSD) autonomous driving and electric vehicle technologies to other automakers.
As early as 2014, Tesla announced that it would “open source” all its patents. Recently, in an article about GM CEO Mary Barra acknowledging Tesla’s leadership in EVs, Musk commented that he’d “be happy to license Autopilot/FSD or other Teslas to other businesses.” technology”.
Foreign media believe that Musk may have underestimated the driver assistance systems of other companies. Tesla’s Autopilot is really good, but so are GM’s Supercruise and Ford’s Blue Cruise. Still, some smaller automakers don’t have the bandwidth to develop driver assistance systems, so this is a good option for them.
As for FSD, foreign media believe that no enterprise will be interested in the current FSD beta version. Tesla’s FSD still needs to be further improved, and even faces regulatory inquiries. Therefore, other automakers may take a wait-and-see attitude towards FSD.
As for Tesla’s electric vehicle technology, foreign media hope to see more automakers, especially those lagging behind in electric vehicles, can adopt these technologies. Tesla’s battery pack design, drivetrain, and automotive electronics are industry-leading, and more automakers adopting these technologies can accelerate the electrification transition in the United States and around the world.
Ford is working with Tesla to adopt the NACS charging standard designed by Tesla. The partnership between Tesla and Ford has once again opened up the possibility of direct partnerships between Tesla and other automakers. As early as 2021, Musk said that he had preliminary discussions with other automakers on the licensing of self-driving technology, but the discussions did not produce any results at the time.
Post time: Jun-07-2023
