🚨⭐️ Seoul Police Arrest 80 Individuals for Suspected Illegal Activation of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Mode The Seoul Police revealed that suspects used overseas or self-made devices to disable Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature. This feature is only legally permitted on approximately 20% of Tesla vehicles sold in Korea. According to police, one suspect purchased an activation device from Europe, connected it to his Tesla vehicle, and used the autonomous driving function without authorization. The police added that this case once again highlights the risks associated with using unauthorized devices. A police official stated, “Safety risks have been confirmed, including the possibility that Full Self-Driving (FSD) may fail to properly recognize driving conditions or operate contrary to the driver’s intent.” Another suspect, employed in the IT industry, is believed to have developed an activation device using information obtained from GitHub, a developer code-sharing platform. Police disclosed that the suspects shared not only methods to unlock FSD but also techniques to prevent activation records from being logged on the vehicles. Under the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Tesla vehicles manufactured in the United States are exempt from Korea’s vehicle safety certification requirements; therefore, only U.S.-produced Tesla models such as the Model S, Model X, and Cybertruck are legally eligible to use FSD. Models produced in China, such as the Model 3 and Model Y, have not met Korea’s safety standards. According to Cariyu DataLab, a market research firm for automobiles, as of August, only 47,458 (20.7%) of the 229,311 Tesla vehicles on Korean roads are legally eligible to use FSD. In April, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport identified cases of unauthorized FSD activation and requested police investigation. The government considers such actions a violation of the Motor Vehicle Management Act, which prohibits unauthorized modification, installation, addition, or deletion of software that may affect safe vehicle operation. Violators may face up to two years in prison or a fine of up to 20 million won (approximately $15,000). A police official stated, “We are closely collaborating with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Transport Safety Authority, seeking technical advice on structural changes to FSD functionality. We will continue actively investigating illegal activities that threaten road safety.”