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Tesla FSD Beta wide release: hoped for 2020, missed

Elon Musk promised A wide FSD Beta release by the end of 2020 by the end of 2020. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.

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“And so we put it out there last night, and then we'll see how it goes, and then probably release it to more people this weekend or early next week, and then just gradually step it up until – We have, hopefully, a wide release by the end of this year.”
— Elon Musk · Oct 21, 2020 · Tesla Q3 2020 earnings call, 2020-10-21 (transcript) ↗
What actually happened

Musk hoped for a wide FSD Beta release by end of 2020. It stayed limited to a few thousand testers; Tesla opened it to all North American FSD buyers in November 2022. CleanTechnica Nov 2022 — FSD Beta wide release ↗

The Progression

Oct 21, 2020
The promise: “And so we put it out there last night, and then we'll see how it goes, and then probably release it to more people this weekend or early next week, and then just gradually step it up until – We have, hopefully, a wide release by the end of this year.” · Tesla Q3 2020 earnings call, 2020-10-21 (transcript) ↗
Dec 31, 2020
Deadline passed. Musk hoped for a wide FSD Beta release by end of 2020. It stayed limited to a few thousand testers; Tesla opened it to all North American FSD buyers in November 2022. CleanTechnica Nov 2022 — FSD Beta wide release ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Missed · 2,111 days past due. Never happened.

The day after Tesla sent its first FSD Beta to a handful of owners in October 2020, Elon Musk said he hoped for a wide release by the end of that year. The wide release came in November 2022.

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