SHANGHAI, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Tesla plans to

update software in cars in China to add driving-assistance

capabilities that will help drivers navigate city streets,

according to a company notification and two people with direct

knowledge of the matter.

The U.S. automaker on Monday notified Chinese users of its

software of the planned update to its autopilot feature but

retracted the notice within minutes, showed multiple posts on

Chinese social media.

The notice was authentic but sent prematurely, the two

people told Reuters.

The update will give the software a less advanced version of

the Full Self-Driving feature available in the United States due

to insufficient data training on Chinese roads and traffic

rules, one of the people said.

Tesla did not respond to a request for comment.

The software update was first reported by Bloomberg.