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Tesla rolled FSD Beta V12.3 to more vehicles in the past week, and enthusiastic reviews started pouring in. One of the most impressive videos shows Tesla self-driving software performing a nerve-racking unprotected left turn across multiple lanes.
Tesla appears to have finally made a breakthrough with its self-driving software, at least judging by the overwhelming positive reactions shared on social media. FSD Beta V12.3 performs so well that Elon Musk forgot to predict cracking self-driving by the end of the year. Instead, he ordered Tesla employees to immediately install the latest FSD Beta software on all vehicles leaving delivery and service centers. Not only that, but he also said a free one-month trial of FSD Beta will arrive on every Tesla car.
The latest reports on social media show that the free trials have already appeared on the infotainment menus. The expiration date is April 30, even though the trial started earlier. The idea is to expose as many Tesla owners to the FSD software as possible, hoping many will continue to pay the $199 FSD monthly subscription or even buy it upfront for $12,000. This would be the first time Tesla actively seeks to expand the FSD Beta user base, which should give you an idea of how confident it is that it will not disappoint.
Tesla has also started to change the wording of its posts on social media to reflect recent advancements. Instead of Full Self-Driving (Beta) or Full Self-Driving Capability, Tesla and Elon Musk are now talking about "Supervised Full Self-Driving." This has not yet been changed on the Tesla website, but it sure will be, considering how everyone has used the term in the past few days. This could fulfill another one of Musk's promises that FSD V12 will not be beta anymore.
After Musk requested that all cars be delivered with FSD Beta installed and active, Tesla released a frenzy of updates, starting with V12.3.2 the same day. On March 27, Tesla already patched this version with V12.3.2.1, offering undisclosed bug fixes. So far, things look solid, with people praising the progress that shows FSD Beta performs human-like in most situations. As more people got to test FSD Beta, more videos were shared on social media, with one of them catching everyone's attention.
The short clip shows a Tesla driving on FSD V12.3, attempting a dangerous left turn on a multi-lane boulevard in Los Angeles. Everyone considers unprotected left turns over multiple lanes one of the most dangerous driving maneuvers. However, the FSD V12.3 pulls off a perfect left-on-yellow maneuver, showing an almost paranormal ability to judge whether opposing vehicles would stop or go on the yellow light.
Tesla's AI team must've spent many hours training the software in exactly this kind of situation. The software shows caution but proceeds confidently in a scenario FSD V11 wouldn't have attempted. The video has been shared by both Tesla and Ashok Elluswamy, the company's chief of Autopilot and AI. Elluswamy explained that pulling off such a maneuver requires extremely accurate prediction in space and time.
The latest reports on social media show that the free trials have already appeared on the infotainment menus. The expiration date is April 30, even though the trial started earlier. The idea is to expose as many Tesla owners to the FSD software as possible, hoping many will continue to pay the $199 FSD monthly subscription or even buy it upfront for $12,000. This would be the first time Tesla actively seeks to expand the FSD Beta user base, which should give you an idea of how confident it is that it will not disappoint.
Tesla has also started to change the wording of its posts on social media to reflect recent advancements. Instead of Full Self-Driving (Beta) or Full Self-Driving Capability, Tesla and Elon Musk are now talking about "Supervised Full Self-Driving." This has not yet been changed on the Tesla website, but it sure will be, considering how everyone has used the term in the past few days. This could fulfill another one of Musk's promises that FSD V12 will not be beta anymore.
After Musk requested that all cars be delivered with FSD Beta installed and active, Tesla released a frenzy of updates, starting with V12.3.2 the same day. On March 27, Tesla already patched this version with V12.3.2.1, offering undisclosed bug fixes. So far, things look solid, with people praising the progress that shows FSD Beta performs human-like in most situations. As more people got to test FSD Beta, more videos were shared on social media, with one of them catching everyone's attention.
The short clip shows a Tesla driving on FSD V12.3, attempting a dangerous left turn on a multi-lane boulevard in Los Angeles. Everyone considers unprotected left turns over multiple lanes one of the most dangerous driving maneuvers. However, the FSD V12.3 pulls off a perfect left-on-yellow maneuver, showing an almost paranormal ability to judge whether opposing vehicles would stop or go on the yellow light.
Tesla's AI team must've spent many hours training the software in exactly this kind of situation. The software shows caution but proceeds confidently in a scenario FSD V11 wouldn't have attempted. The video has been shared by both Tesla and Ashok Elluswamy, the company's chief of Autopilot and AI. Elluswamy explained that pulling off such a maneuver requires extremely accurate prediction in space and time.
Pulling these off requires extremely accurate prediction in space and time! https://t.co/RZWd88QWR5
— Ashok Elluswamy (@aelluswamy) March 27, 2024
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