Posted on 05/05/2025 7:53:13 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
Tesla is fighting back at criticism of its Full Self-Driving features. The EV automaker took to the social media platform X to provide a robust defense of FSD's current state and future.
While few would take issue with this point, many consumers have been underwhelmed with FSD's view of autonomy thus far, due to the need for drivers to be attentive.
Tesla pushed back, "Although FSD Supervised currently does require your supervision, you will still notice that your commute or long drives are suddenly so much less taxing."
Teslarati added context, saying FSD "has a ton of potential." And there are supporters of FSD who have credited the feature with not only saving them from dangerous potential collisions, but also making often-stressful driving more pleasant. A Tesla owner in China shared remarkable footage showing FSD thriving in difficult conditions.
Tesla laid out the selling points of FSD: "No constant micro-adjustments in rush hour traffic. No frustration. Car does it all for you."
Not everyone has had the same experience with FSD, as there are drivers who anecdotally say the tech has made inexplicable maneuvers into traffic, and YouTuber Mark Rober went viral showing Tesla's Autopilot system, which relies on the same hardware as FSD, fail to stop the vehicle from crashing into a wall painted to look like additional road.
Rober's criticism is that Tesla uses only cameras, albeit with great software, instead of including any radar or lidar detection. Tesla's China rollout also faced challenges with drivers getting fines as the result of system errors.
Tesla is undeterred by these developments, as they are looking to go a step further by introducing Unsupervised FSD to Austin by June. Two of their Gigafactory locations already use the tech for operations, and through the criticism, Tesla is moving forward quickly.
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Waymo is very good. However it doesn’t make google money. Every “taxi” costs about 150K to build. A Waymo in Phoenix can’t operate in San Francisco etc. They need to have very detailed maps (to the inch) for the area they are in.
Tesla works on any off the shelf Tesla model. Doesn’t really add any cost. They will have purpose built robotaxis that supposedly will cost only about 30-35K. The problem is they are still not 100 pct hands free. I’d say 95pct but getting the last 5 pct is a huge challenge.
sorry for the late reply, I don’t check my comments much.
I also am adverse to night driving. I find I can go further and stay out later with confidence using FSD. I don’t really notice a difference between day and night. The 8 cameras probably see better than we do in the dark, even those who don’t have cataracts.
The system is still a work in progress and you need to pay attention at all times. Parking lots are pretty much on your own right now. Supposedly that’s being addressed. If you are ready to buy make sure you get a really nice test drive.They let you take the car out yourself. At some locations you just pick it up in some mall parking lot. Drive it in the area you live in. It’s really good in suburban and rural areas. I would not use FSD in NYC or a place like that.
“the question still unaddressed”
Yes, the most important trolley question — “who dies?”
Plus, insurance — who pays?
Yep, the vehicle owner can drop liability insurance coverage since they weren’t driving the vehicle? Manufacturer of the vehicle/full self driving is liable for accidents?
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