In mean time 12.3.3 is SUPERVISED FSD!
Yeah, well, everybody’s making fun of the name.
But there’s something odd happening: when one downloads and installs the latest FSD(S)-enabled version on a car that heretofore hasn’t had FSD installed, there’s this bit in the release notes where, up to now, one is warned that FSD is dangerous and one must stay alert and all that. And after one has finished reading all that, after dismissing the release notes, one has to go to the Autopilot menu, tap on this button for FSD, then get presented with some serious warnings, again, about how one must Be Alert, with the phrase, ‘The car will do the wrong thing at the worst time.’ And then, up to now, one must tap an “Accept” button saying that one has read all this and will be diligent about watching out for errors.
And they weren’t kidding. With older versions of FSD(B), I’ve personally seen the car attempt to run red lights, stop signs, shift lanes into adjacent cars, get stuck on traffic circles, not respect yield signs, and all that.
But, on this 2024.3.10 release with FSD(S) 12.3.3, there’s no Dire Warnings in the release notes. Pay attention, yes.
But FSD(S) is simply Turned On. No additional dire warnings and no Accept button. That’s Different.
People are reporting the occasional error, yes. But they’re also reporting ridiculously long drives sans interventions, a flurry of point releases with notable improvements in each one, and long term naysayers are making mumbly noises about Robotaxi in a year, where before they were talking Never or the Heat Death of the Universe.
Which brings us back to this thread. Nothing’s certain on FSD, of course, which resembles a research project (motto: running up alleys to see if they’re blind), but things are looking more likely than they have in ages. Tesla’s late with their promised features, sure. And regulators on the right side of the pond have, as I understand it, forbidden the tech until it appears like Venus on the Half Shell, fully done with No Errors At All. (Or at least until a European Competitor has something better.)
But you guys will have won your lawsuits? And will no longer have access to the cheaper FSD package?