I agree with
@E90alex. Once in a great while (2, maybe 3 times a year) Tesla publishes an FSD-b update load that brings the version being published for FSD-b up to date with the load numbers being used by everybody else; the last time this happened was, I think, in December. In the meantime we all on the FSD-b tree don't get any nifty improvements that the rest of the crowd gets, except that we keep on getting FSD-b point releases. That may or may not be an improvement from point release to point release, but that's why we're Beta Testers.
So we don't get light shows, functionality improvements, and what-all that the rest of the fleet gets until long after that stuff has been published.
And, just to make it clear: While kayoodling around with FSD-b is kind of cool, from a techie, "It's Brand New! And I've Got It!" point of view, FSD-b is very definitely not for the faint of heart. While the following list of things isn't precisely common, they're all behavior that means that one drives FSD-b with strict attention and white knuckles:
- Runs red lights after a stop.
- Gets into the wrong lane and turns off into never-never land.
- Jerks the wheel mightily after attempting, or succeeding in a turn.
- Waits what seems like forever at stop signs, enough so to freak out other drivers in all directions.
- Creeps half-way across an intersection looking for oncoming traffic, whether or not there is any, then accelerates madly in whatever direction it's supposed to go.
As weird as this all sounds, it's perfectly safe to drive around with FSD-b, so long as one is prepared to and does take over at any moment. Only the suicidal and YouTubers trying for clickies make it seem like the car can drive itself anywhere.
Before 10.69.xx, when the installed base grew larger by far, there were
reasons why Tesla required a high Safety Score before one was allowed to use FSD-b: The software would definitely try and injure or kill the unwary. It's not quite so bad now, but if one is thinking about reading a book while letting the car drive one somewhere, This Is Not The FSD-b You Were Looking For.
So: If you want to help Tesla (and, to some extent, yourself) by supplying bug reports out the wazoo to help them get to an FSD version that Ma and Pa Sixpack can use without concern, then, fine, join us in the Beta program. You'll be doing
beta testing, not just driving around. To do that: Stop accepting updates from Tesla. Eventually, they'll come up with a 2023.X.X version with FSD-b built in; current FSD-b is on 2022.46.15, which gets one the 11.3.6 FSD-b variant.
If one enjoys a stress-free life.. then FSD-b is probably not for you.
