Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnADVERTISEMENTShomik Sen BhattacharjeeMon, August 10, 2026 at 12:01 PM GMT+2 5 min readBenzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below.Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham said a new Tesla Inc. left his wife Jessica stunned by its self-driving capabilities, calling her reaction the "usual religious revelation" and praising the 23-year-old automaker for still generating that level of excitement.Graham Praises Tesla's Self-Driving Wow Factor"Jessica bought a new Tesla today. Her experience with self-driving was the usual religious revelation. Impressive that a 23 year old company can still generate that kind of reaction," Graham wrote in an X post on Thursday.Please let it be in the US— Ashok Elluswamy (@aelluswamy) August 7, 2026Don't Miss:A single bad hire can set a startup back years. Here are the 5 hires founders most often misjudge — and whyStill Learning the Market? These 50 Must-Know Terms Can Help You Catch Up FastTesla AI chief Ashok Elluswamy replied, "Please let it be in the US," where Tesla has built its largest market for Full Self-Driving, or FSD. The company still markets the technology as supervised driver assistance rather than fully autonomous driving.Tesla's FSD business has expanded quickly. The company ended the second quarter with about 1.5 million active subscriptions, up 56% from a year earlier, Reuters reported. Tesla disclosed 1.48 million subscriptions, up from 1.28 million in the first quarter.FSD Growth Meets Rising Regulatory ScrutinyCEO Elon Musk has said customers in markets where regulators allow FSD increasingly ask for the software first and the vehicle second. Musk recently stated that Tesla's U.S. store employees hear customers asking for FSD on "whatever car it comes with," highlighting the carmaker's effort to make software a bigger part of vehicle demand.Despite the name, FSD requires active driver supervision. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration classifies systems that control steering and speed while requiring human oversight as Level 2 advanced driver assistance.Trending: Avoid the #1 Investing Mistake: How Your 'Safe' Holdings Could Be Costing You Big TimeRegulators continue scrutinizing the technology. NHTSA in March upgraded an investigation covering about 3.2 million Teslas after examining FSD incidents in reduced-visibility conditions. The agency identified nine potentially related incidents, including one fatal crash and two injury crashes.Global Rollout Tests Tesla's Autonomy AmbitionsTesla's overseas rollout remains uneven. The Netherlands approved supervised FSD earlier this year, while wider European clearance remains under review and Tesla is also seeking approval in China.Terms and Privacy PolicyEU DSA contactPrivacy & Cookie SettingsMore Info