One of the most amazing features of Tesla becomes even more amazing: the proof in video

Since the release of autonomous driving in beta on Teslas in the US, the functionality has only improved. Of course, we are still at the point where the driver is responsible for the actions of his car, and where a person must always be behind the wheel.

But in this autonomous driving, there is a feature where no one needs to be inside their Tesla: the auto exit. In Europe, we know it in two forms. The first allows you to move your Tesla forward or backward a few meters, for example to exit a garage. The second is very poorly implemented, and theoretically allows your Tesla to come to its owner by itself, even if it has to turn, or go forward and then backward: this is the improved auto exit.

We tested it in the United States during our FSD video test. Unfortunately for us Europeans, the evolution of this auto output is reserved for the USA, where since today, some benefit from a so-called auto output really smart.

A smart car exit at last?

Tesla named this new feature in its release notes simply: ASS, for Actually Smart Summon, or the truly intelligent auto-exit in French. The basic principle does not change, with two possibilities. The car can either go to a point given by the driver (for example if you get off in front of the store entrance and tell your Tesla to go park itself), or go directly to the driver (if you leave the store and want your car to pick you up).

A demo was posted on X, where not only can you see the car moving forward, but also a live camera feed that shows what the Tesla sees from the app.

It’s a small revolution if this update is a success, since the use of the automatic exit (in Europe it’s even worse than in the United States) was until now extremely rare. Apart from the few tests from time to time that we found on YouTube, the specialized forums agreed to say that it was quite poorly implemented, and that the risk of finding your Tesla damaged by a poorly negotiated maneuver or simply stuck in the middle of a parking lot was too great to use it.

On our side of the Atlantic, we shouldn’t expect to see this truly intelligent auto release arrive anytime soon, as the old continent seems to be shunned by Tesla. Autopilot, enhanced autopilot and fully autonomous driving capability are nothing like they are in the US, as our recent FSD test shows. But all that could change as early as 2025 if we are to believe Elon Musk.