BEIJING, March 24 (Reuters) - Tesla on Monday

said it will release its smart driving-assistance feature in

China after completing approval of relevant software.

The announcement, via the company's customer support Weibo

account, came after Chinese social media users said Tesla's roll

out of a free trial of Full Self-Driving (FSD) service in China

initially scheduled between March 17 and April 16 had been

paused.

In late February, China's industry ministry issued new rules

requiring autonomous driving-related over-the-air software

upgrades to be subject to regulatory approval.