First person in the world to travel the US coast-to-coast using only Tesla's Full Self-Driving reveals how it went
Published on Jan 12, 2026 at 9:49 AM (UTC+4)
by Claire Reid
Last updated on Jan 09, 2026 at 7:32 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Kate Bain
The first person to travel from coast to coast across America using Tesla’s Full Self-Driving has opened up about how the trip went.
David Moss set off from Los Angeles, headed towards South Carolina’s Myrtle Beach in his Tesla Model 3.
But he set himself the unusual challenge of using Tesla’s autonomous Full Self-Driving (FSD) for the entire journey.
After spending almost three days on the road, Moss revealed what he got up to and how the incredible road trip went.
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The Tesla Model 3 traveled more than 2,700 miles using Full Self-Driving
Moss went viral late last year after revealing that he’d completed a 2,732-mile trip from the Tesla Diner in LA to Myrtle Beach, relying entirely on FSD V14.2.
In a post on X, that has since had more than 16 million views and over 33,000 likes, Moss said he had ‘absolutely 0 disengagements of any kind, even for all parking, including at Tesla Superchargers’.
Moss embarked on the journey to show that it was safe to travel long distances using Tesla’s Full Self-Driving.
The Tesla owner recently caught up with WPDE ABC 15, where he shared some details about the trip.
“It’s been quite an interesting couple of days,” Moss told the outlet.
In total, the trip took two days and 20 hours to complete without Moss having to touch the pedal even once.
Moss told WPDE that he simply entered his end destination and that the Model 3 was able to ‘automatically route’ to chargers along the way without him having to lift a finger.
I am proud to announce that I have successfully completed the world’s first USA coast to coast fully autonomous drive!
— David Moss (@DavidMoss) December 31, 2025
I left the Tesla Diner in Los Angeles 2 days & 20 hours ago, and now have ended in Myrtle Beach, SC (2,732.4 miles)
This was accomplished with Tesla FSD V14.2… pic.twitter.com/DFA8HiH5Yf
And with FSD in the driving seat, Moss was able to use his phone and even record a podcast en route.
However, despite being able to sit back and enjoy the ride, Moss did stress that he made sure he was awake and alert the entire time so he could spring into action if required.
The Tesla owner is still using FSD to get around
Even after his epic coast-to-coast journey, Moss was in no hurry to take the wheel.
In fact, since he completed the trip, he still hasn’t manually driven his Tesla.
As of January 2, he had racked up a running total of over 11,000 miles using nothing but FSD.
In a post on X, Moss said he was actually the first person to manage to rack up 10,000 FSD miles, and it seems as though he won’t be stopping anytime soon.
The time of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving
2020: FSD ‘beta’ first released to select testers in the US
2021 – 2022: Rollout expands, as hardware updates come in
Early 2024: FSD ‘beta’ is now labelled ‘supervised’, meaning driver supervision is still required
2025: International expansion targets for FSD (Supervised) set in regions like Europe and China
Mid-2025: FSD v14 update announced
Late 2025: Roll-out of FSD v14 builds
Early 2026: Unsupervised FSD rollout goal
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Claire Reid is a journalist who hails from the UK but is now living in New Zealand. She began her career after graduating with a degree in Journalism from Liverpool John Moore’s University and has more than a decade of experience, writing for both local newspapers and national news sites. Claire covers a wide variety of topics, with a special focus on cars, technology, planes, cryptocurrency, and luxury.
