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surfrasch
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Quick question, I'm on my 2nd model 3, a highland....playing around with FSD. I actually like the auto parking, works pretty slick. Is this included in my car, assuming I don't purchase the FSD?
dgpcolorado
high altitude member
Just got 24.3.25 yesterday. The FSD version is 12.3.6, a change from 12.3.4 in my car, Y LR.
andaconda
Active Member
andaconda
Active Member
I've got my doubts that you were offered the trial yet, being that you are still on 2024.8.9 -- I don't know of anyone with that software version that has the free month of FSD trial.
ColoradoMike
Member
We tried the Full Self Driving and it was NOT anything we would like. WAY to many "pauses" at intersections with horns from behind us to move. I would not purchase this at all.
Me too. It was fun to try and to entertain non Tesla friends. The FSD and Autopark are too cautious for most drivers nearby. Now I absolutely love Autopilot and always use it on every highway drive. It works always perfectly.
I enabled the full self driving for part of a day while on a road trip in Southern Alberta. It was scary dangerous. The car kept veering into the passing lane for no apparent reason and once it veered into a turning lane from the highway. It would auto-pass slow moving traffic but never returned to the driving lane. I disabled it after a couple of hours. Clearly not ready for prime time, at least in prairie Canada.I just got this email:
Under your supervision, Full Self-Driving (Supervised) can drive your Tesla almost anywhere. It will make lane changes, select forks to follow your navigation route, navigate around other vehicles and objects, and make left and right turns. You and anyone you authorize must use additional caution and remain attentive. It does not make your vehicle autonomous. Do not become complacent.
This trial will end on April 30, 2024.
Not sure I really want to though
I mean I work in IT ... and even my stuff goes bad from time to time
andaconda
Active Member
dgpcolorado
high altitude member
I used FSD for about 99% of my 7674 mile road trip last month. It was especially helpful in navigating cities, although the main benefit was reducing fatigue on long driving days. Watching for the occasional mistake definitely kept me alert! It was a big help in driving strong crosswinds in the Plains.
As with others here, I was annoyed by the tendency to camp out in the passing lane. Also didn't like passing when nearing an exit. I found the acceleration and deceleration stronger than I would prefer; had it set in the middle between aggressive and chill. I sometimes overrode the hesitation at intersections on turns but, for the most part, it did surprisingly well.
One annoying thing was the inability to read certain speed limit signs. It nearly always ignored 65 mph if the previous sign was lower (TACC is the same, so not specific to FSD). That led to FSD trying to force me into the passing lane because I had my limit set so much higher than what it thought the speed limit was. Annoying.
It also wouldn't slow down much at times when the limit on two lane roads drops in towns. In New York state, it had a tendency to read highway signs as speed limit signs. I'd find the limit set to 20 mph at times on SH 20 or even 5 mph on SH 5! Had to scramble to dial the speed back up when that happened, or just accelerate myself.
So, some odd quirks but overall a big benefit on long trips. I will definitely buy it again for my next multi-thousand mile road trip at the end of this month. Doesn't really have much benefit for local driving here in the mountains, although it does pretty well on roads with no lines and dirt roads, to my surprise.
As with others here, I was annoyed by the tendency to camp out in the passing lane. Also didn't like passing when nearing an exit. I found the acceleration and deceleration stronger than I would prefer; had it set in the middle between aggressive and chill. I sometimes overrode the hesitation at intersections on turns but, for the most part, it did surprisingly well.
One annoying thing was the inability to read certain speed limit signs. It nearly always ignored 65 mph if the previous sign was lower (TACC is the same, so not specific to FSD). That led to FSD trying to force me into the passing lane because I had my limit set so much higher than what it thought the speed limit was. Annoying.
It also wouldn't slow down much at times when the limit on two lane roads drops in towns. In New York state, it had a tendency to read highway signs as speed limit signs. I'd find the limit set to 20 mph at times on SH 20 or even 5 mph on SH 5! Had to scramble to dial the speed back up when that happened, or just accelerate myself.
So, some odd quirks but overall a big benefit on long trips. I will definitely buy it again for my next multi-thousand mile road trip at the end of this month. Doesn't really have much benefit for local driving here in the mountains, although it does pretty well on roads with no lines and dirt roads, to my surprise.
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