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This morning my car received the 2021.36.5.2 firmware, and with it the latest FSD beta. Today I drove 38 miles, most of that with FSD engaged. My conclusion is that this software is extremely dangerous. I've seen lots of posts from people who have been eagerly awaiting it, noting how many...
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Based on YouTube videos and comments here, I think this is par for the course; it's just that some people see the glass as half full ("it's
amazing technology" -- which it is) and others see it as half empty ("it could
kill somebody" -- which it could). Both views are correct. As evidence, see the videos by YouTuber
Tesla Joy. She's posted two videos that show she's had to disengage FSD multiple times per drive because it was doing something wrong, but she raves about how great it was. Indeed, compared to any other production car's autonomy features, it is amazing; but it's nowhere near what Tesla's name for it ("full self-driving") implies. Hence the expansion for the acronym I used in my above-referenced post: flaky student driver.
Although my take on it is closer to the glass-half-empty perspective, I also acknowledge the glass-half-full aspects of it. Flawed though it is, the technology is very impressive and holds a lot of promise. My biggest concern is that some beta testers (and those of us with this feature
ARE BETA TESTERS) will do irresponsible things that will cause property damage, injury, or even loss of life. That's why I've tried to tamp down peoples' enthusiasm to get into the beta program. Yes, it's a cool new technology; but at this stage in its development, it is
not a reward to get it -- it's an added responsibility. It's
harder to drive with the software as it exists now, because it might suddenly try to shift lanes, stop short, etc., requiring either immediate disengagement or a very quick check of something you wouldn't normally be checking (like to see that a lane is clear before the car can move into it). It takes
more attention to drive with this feature active than to drive manually. I often listen to podcasts while driving, but I find that doing so with FSD active is bad because I lack the attention to devote to both the podcast and driving.
I hope that Tesla's FSD will, in time, be a truly useful -- even revolutionary -- feature; but right now, beta testers are accepting an added burden.