FSD Coming Soon: Switzerland Leads, USA Follows

Tesla's FSD Approved in CH for March 2025; Revolutionizes Driving, Jobs, and Safety.

Full-self driving (FSD) is coming sooner rather than later. Switzerland just announced it had approved driverless vehicles on specifically authorized routes. However, they must be monitored by an operator starting in March 2025. Here in America, Waymo and Tesla have been experimenting heavily with AI to automate driving within certain areas and with other companies.

I have been experimenting with FSD with my own Tesla, and I can tell you that it has improved dramatically over the last year. It has gone from very “jerky” movements and somewhat dangerous at times to being very human-like in its decision-making and super safe. I feel as if we are about 95% to the point of true, unsupervised automated driving, which I think will come to be by the summer of 2025. I even took it through a place my neighbors refer to as “suicide circle,” which is a double-lane roundabout that is heavily traveled (my neighbors find other routes for fear of getting in an accident). I can report that my Tesla on FSD handles it much safer than my fellow humans.

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Besides convenience for average drivers, where FSD really shines in helping those who have trouble driving at night, those with certain disabilities, and, yes, those who may have had too much to drink. Tell your car to drive you home, and it will do so nearly or completely flawlessly. I can see that in the first half of next year, Tesla’s FSD will be perfectly safe and used by most Tesla owners.

This will dramatically reshape the public and commercial transport systems in America and abroad. From changing ride-sharing services like Lyft and Uber with robotaxis to sending your car out to earn you money while you’re at work or asleep is going to be a game-changer.

Although I suspect this will roll out somewhat slowly, as it is unknown how quickly the public will embrace getting into a car without a driver, let alone no steering wheel or brake pedals. Yet, the benefits, including reduced traffic accidents and improved mobility for those unable to drive, will outweigh these concerns in the long term.

We have already seen autonomous vehicles from Tesla and Waymo have proved safer, reducing accidents. In fact, this adoption will save millions of lives over the next several years while also reducing injuries from accidents, which will plummet.

While some Uber and Lyft drivers will be out of a job, they will find other jobs in tech, maintenance, and operations. This is all while reducing insurance rates and healthcare costs and providing more efficient transportation.

I, for one, am super optimistic about this space and hope our government does not get in the way as it did when Uber and Lyft first came onto the scene. Note to government officials: get out of the way!