South Korea charges 80 Tesla drivers over devices to unlock FSD

Seoul police have booked 80 people for using devices to enable Full Self-Driving (FSD) on Teslas not permitted to run it in South Korea, and seized 21 devices. According to police, the suspects imported the modules from Europe and China or made them themselves. The charges fall under the Motor Vehicle Management Act, with penalties of up to two years in prison or a fine of up to 20 million won (about $15,000). The investigation is ongoing. FSD (Supervised) launched in South Korea in late 2025 only for Model S, Model X and Cybertruck, built in the US and exempt from local certification.…

• 80 people charged and 21 devices seized, the largest action so far.
• Only 20.7% of the 229,311 Teslas in Korea can legally use FSD.

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