I am about a month into my MYLR ownership. I got the month free of FSD when I bought the car. I have already signed up to rent FSD monthly for the $99 offer they have now. I let it take me everywhere. To me, it is not about what it doesn’t do, it’s what it does do. I read so many people and so called journalists that offer their opinion as fact telling people it’s not perfect, don’t use it.
For sure it is not perfect in all situations. I am amazed at what it can do and how much it takes over for me. I know for sure that it see’s and processes more of the fluid action going on around me than I can process. There are situations where I definitely need to take the wheel. I’ve experienced driving in the left hand lane on limited access highways for miles at the posted speed limit. I’ve experienced my Tesla slowing down to 45 mph in the left hand lane with no one around me. I have experienced the car pull up to a stop sign and stutter, unable to make a decision. It pulls forward a few feet, stops, repeat…. One situation I had to make an emergency stop. I will say that the point that the emergency stop happened at, the road is at a very odd angle with a stop sign not directly pointed at you on approach. You kinda need to be a local to understand how to drive it.
I also see the car make the same decisions I would taking turns at a four way stop. I’ve seen it exit the highway, put on the turn signal and make the appropriate stop before turning. I am amazed at how accurately it draws the scene in front of me on the screen including tail lights, traffic lights and stop signs. Overall, I am still constantly amazed at what the car see’s and how it is making decisions. It’s just brilliant and what I’ve heard from many others, it just keeps getting better with time. I’m not upset that Elon over promised on FSD. I think it is something that is extremely complex and needed all those millions of miles and tens (hundreds?) of thousands of hours to develop and test.
One part I do need help understanding. I set my car on the Chill setting. On take off, it is very aggressive and you can really feel the excelleration. I need the car to be smoother. Sometimes, on the highway, it drives at the maximum speed (see below picture). I have the car set to the ‘Relative’ speed setting and +2 mph to the posted speed limit. I wouldn’t mind a +5 mph on the highway, but then the car uses +5 mph everywhere. In a 25 mph road, that makes a big difference. I’m sure I am missing something in how I set the car up.
For sure it is not perfect in all situations. I am amazed at what it can do and how much it takes over for me. I know for sure that it see’s and processes more of the fluid action going on around me than I can process. There are situations where I definitely need to take the wheel. I’ve experienced driving in the left hand lane on limited access highways for miles at the posted speed limit. I’ve experienced my Tesla slowing down to 45 mph in the left hand lane with no one around me. I have experienced the car pull up to a stop sign and stutter, unable to make a decision. It pulls forward a few feet, stops, repeat…. One situation I had to make an emergency stop. I will say that the point that the emergency stop happened at, the road is at a very odd angle with a stop sign not directly pointed at you on approach. You kinda need to be a local to understand how to drive it.
I also see the car make the same decisions I would taking turns at a four way stop. I’ve seen it exit the highway, put on the turn signal and make the appropriate stop before turning. I am amazed at how accurately it draws the scene in front of me on the screen including tail lights, traffic lights and stop signs. Overall, I am still constantly amazed at what the car see’s and how it is making decisions. It’s just brilliant and what I’ve heard from many others, it just keeps getting better with time. I’m not upset that Elon over promised on FSD. I think it is something that is extremely complex and needed all those millions of miles and tens (hundreds?) of thousands of hours to develop and test.
One part I do need help understanding. I set my car on the Chill setting. On take off, it is very aggressive and you can really feel the excelleration. I need the car to be smoother. Sometimes, on the highway, it drives at the maximum speed (see below picture). I have the car set to the ‘Relative’ speed setting and +2 mph to the posted speed limit. I wouldn’t mind a +5 mph on the highway, but then the car uses +5 mph everywhere. In a 25 mph road, that makes a big difference. I’m sure I am missing something in how I set the car up.
