- The Tesla should have stopped and waited to see if there was any approaching traffic.
- Tesla has been promoting FSD in recent weeks to boost its popularity.
- It appears the technology still needs a lot of work.
Last week, Tesla introduced its latest version of Full-Self Driving to legacy examples of the Model S and Model X and it hasn’t taken long for a video to surface online showing just how far the system still has to come to be safe.
This short clip was originally shared to the Model X subreddit and filmed by an individual behind the wheel of an older Model X. The poster hasn’t specified which version of the Full-Self Driving beta they have installed but the system has only been available on legacy models with the most recent V12.3.4 update, so that’s likely what this car has.
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In the video, the Model X can be seen traveling down a small country road at 43 mph (69 km/h) in a 35-mph (56 km/h) zone. As if that’s not enough, it blasts through a stop sign at the 6-second mark instead of stopping and checking whether there was any traffic coming the other way. It’s an extremely scary sight and shows that no matter how much Tesla and Elon Musk may promote how good the system is, it still needs a lot of work.
It is worth pointing out that the angle of the video means the base of the steering wheel has been cut from view. After all, FSD, like other semi-autonomous systems, demands that you have you have your hand on the wheel even when the system is operational so you can take over if it’s needed. Nevertheless, given that all the correct displays for Full-Self Driving being enabled can be seen on the instrument cluster, it does look to have been switched on and active at the time.
Eligible ‘legacy’ Model S and Model X vehicles must have the updated MCU2 infotainment system upgrade to support the Full-Self Driving suite. The most recent update for the driver assistance system also means it can now be used in the heavily updated 2024 Model 3.