Tesla EVs can now drive themselves to superchargers

Tesla has rolled out the latest version of it’s full self driving (FSD) software which now allows Tesla vehicles to drive to a supercharger and back itself into a vacant charging bay.

In a video shared on X by an avid Tesla FSD user, aidriver, the car – with the latest version 13 of the software – is initially seen turning into a carpark on its way to the supercharger site with 6 spare stalls

With no human input, the car was navigating through a carpark before arriving at the supercharger bays.

It then found a spare charging bay before automatically shifting to reverse and reversing into the bay, ready for the charging cable to be plugged into the vehicle to initiate the session.

“Game-changer!” gushed one social media reader. “This used to be my only last mile intervention while on a road trip!”

“This is awesome!” added another. There was no hesitation once it sorted out the slot whatsoever in that reverse 🫡.”

For many years, Tesla team has been working on the FSD software to allow autonomous operation of its fleet.

In recent times, the Tesla AI team has had multiple breakthroughs, including the use of end to end neural networks that allows the system to learn at a much faster pace.

This helps the car deal with typically unfamiliar situations such as supercharger stops in a more conventional way, the way a driver behind the wheel would.

From the shared footage, it’s easy to see that the FSD system is making great progress, using just the cameras around the car to navigate to desired destinations. It’s also reducing the number of human interventions needed to get there, making it safer with each release.

It’s still unclear when there will be a release of the system in Australia but it could be as early as 2025 if required approvals are received.