Comment by Analemma_

Comment by Analemma_ 2 days ago

I also got the free month of FSD about four months ago and tried it out on my Model 3, and was astonished at how bad it was in the greater Seattle area: I had to manually intervene on about 4 out of every 5 drives. I do not understand how I continue to see so many comments online raving about how great FSD is; I have to conclude these are coming from either desperate stock-boosters or people who drive exclusively on wide, flat roads in Salt Lake City early on weekend mornings when the roads are all empty.

rconti 2 days ago

I don't have FSD, just basic autopilot, but I'm unhappy enough with the lane following/braking/accelerating behavior that I only use it in very limited cases.

Unless FSD improves on these -- which I don't think it does, I think it just adds features -- I can't imagine trusting it.

Yes, I'm a control freak, but I wouldn't be happy with a human driver doing the things AP does, so why would I be happy with the car doing it?

Reply View 0 replies

cherryteastain 2 days ago

It's definitely behind Waymo level, but the selling point of Tesla FSD is apparently that it works with 'normal' cameras as opposed to the super expensive Waymo kit so they can afford to put it in an upper mid range car.

I've seen it action only in my friend's Tesla in SF, and he also had to manually intervene, but to be fair Tesla themselves say you must be ready to take the wheel at any time. I think it may reach fully autonomous level with a few more years in the oven though.

Reply View 3 replies

tzs 2 days ago

> It's definitely behind Waymo level, but the selling point of Tesla FSD is apparently that it works with 'normal' cameras as opposed to the super expensive Waymo kit so they can afford to put it in an upper mid range car.
A potential problem for Tesla is prices are coming down for expensive sensors like LiDAR. We are at the point where you don't have to go camera only to keep a car affordable.
BYD is putting a dozen cameras, 5 mm-wave radars, and 12 ultrasound sensors on many of their cheaper cars. Go up to around Tesla's price and BYD has models with all those sensors and LiDAR.

Reply View | 0 replies
steveBK123 2 days ago

> I think it may reach fully autonomous level with a few more years in the oven though.
The problem is Tesla pumps have been saying this for 10 years.

Reply View | 0 replies
rsynnott a day ago

> I think it may reach fully autonomous level with a few more years in the oven though.
The article is about Tesla planning to launch it as 'autonomous' (mostly) driving _next week_.

Reply View | 0 replies