Tesla has shared a time-lapse video showing one of its vehicles in Full Self-driving mode traveling some 360 miles from San Francisco to LA seemingly without any human intervention.

The drive (below), which ordinarily takes up to seven hours, also included a stop at a Supercharger station to replenish the cars battery.

7 hour road trips arent so bad when your Tesla does all the driving pic.twitter.com/tIrmhDAbRf

Tesla (@Tesla) August 12, 2025 To keep within the law, someone is sitting in the drivers seat the entire way, hands-on-lap and ready to take over control of the car at a moments notice if required. Teslas setup includes the deployment of a driver-facing camera that checks the person in the driving seat is attentive and looking at the road ahead while the car is in motion.

Recommended Videos The recent trip demonstrates Teslas confidence in FSDs ability to handle long-distance, complex driving without human intervention, from pulling away to parking up.

Related: Teslas Elon Musk reveals first city for automakers new robotaxi service But despite the progress, FSD remains controversial in some quarters and is not considered fully autonomous by regulatory standards. In California, for example, Teslas FSD is still classified as a Level 2 driver assistance system where Level 5 is full automation that requires driver supervision and readiness to intervene.

Tesla chief Elon Musk revealed last week that the automaker is currently training a a much-improved FSD model that could get a public release by the end of September if testing goes well.

The recent supervised drive down the West Coast comes nearly two months after Tesla debuted its robotaxi service in Austin, Texas. In those vehicles, no one is sitting in the drivers seat, though theyre using a version of FSD thats not yet available to regular Tesla owners.

Tesla also launched a ride-hailing service in San Francisco at the end of July, though the absence of the required permits means its unable to call it a robotaxi service, and therefore someone needs to be in the drivers seat during the FSD-powered ride.