Tesla Cybercab gets crazy change as mass production begins
Key Points:
- Tesla released Full Self-Driving (FSD) v14.3.2, featuring improvements to Actually Smart Summon (ASS) and a new menu allowing drivers to categorize intervention reasons during disengagement.
- ASS performance has become more reliable and confident in parking lots, with successful tests showing faster and more accurate vehicle navigation compared to previous versions.
- The new disengagement categories (Critical, Comfort, Preference, Other) aim to gather driver feedback, but some users find them ambiguous and suggest more specific reasons would be more helpful.
- FSD still struggles with regional traffic rules and signage, such as "Except Right Turn" stop signs, highlighting ongoing challenges in adapting to local driving conditions; Elon Musk indicated unsupervised FSD rollout will be region-specific based on safety validation.
- Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed that vehicles with Hardware 3 (HW3) lack the capability for unsupervised FSD due to hardware limitations, and Tesla plans to offer discounted trade-ins and hardware upgrades to HW3 owners, requiring new microfactories for efficient replacements—a costly and complex process that may raise concerns among affected customers.