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FSD Beta 12: The One Where It Parks Itself
After consistently having the car either park itself into a stall (if my destination was a parking lot) or pull to the curb out of the roadway (if the destination was on a street), I experienced this…
Set the destination to a random
FSD Beta 12 first drive & observations
- SMOOTH. Can’t say this enough.
- Handles speed bumps perfectly.
- More confident.
- Using the scroll wheel to disable nag doesn’t work.
- Accelerates to freeway speeds better.
- Performed a “California Roll” through a stop sign.
Tesla FSD 12.3.6 Recognizing Hand Signals?!
Is FSD 12 finally recognizing hand held stop signs and hand signals given by roadway workers? I tested this in an actual functioning construction zone with traffic being diverted wrong way and witnessed some impressive results!
FSD Beta 12 just drove me through an alley (my destination) looking for a parking spot. It couldn’t find one, so it drove around the block, back into the alley, and parked itself a little earlier than my destination. I’m blown away🤯
I’ll post the video of this later today!
FSD Beta 12: The one with the construction zone
• A construction zone with a closed off road, diverting traffic to a temporary lane
• Previously FSD Beta 11 could not handle this specific spot
FSD Beta 12.3 - Overriding The Navigation
In this video, we see another example of FSD Beta 12.3 ignoring the pre-determined navigation route and choosing its own, more efficient route, allowing me to get to my destination quicker.
12.3 is the first version I've experienced
Captured a
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visualization recording of a near collision that led to a near spin out of another vehicle. It’s fascinating to see how accurately the visualizations depicted the scene as the driver struggled to regain control of their vehicle!
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FSD Beta 12 Crash
I have a good friend in Southern California who experienced a minor crash while on Beta 12. The car was attempting to park in a parking lot and struck the back of parked car, resulting in minor damage to both vehicles.
This is a great reminder of the
Tesla FSD Beta 12: It Diagonally Parked!!!
In this video, we witness FSD 12.3 parking, not only correctly in a parking stall, but in a diagonal parking spot!!
Day by day, Tesla's Full Self Driving software continues to amaze me. Out of my last 152 miles of driving, 150 miles
FSD Beta 12: The one with the community gate
@jackhopman
wanted to know how Beta 12 handled community gates. In this video we successfully put that to the test as well as witness a u-turn in a cul-de-sac.
• U-turn in a cul-de-sac (2:35)
• Stopping and waiting for a community
FSD Beta 12: Roundabout Testing
• Tested roundabouts 3 times
• FSD Beta 11 was overly cautious at this roundabout, requiring me to press the accelerator to proceed into it
• FSD Beta 12 handled it with confidence during each of the three tests
One of my most impressive FSD moments yet!
In this FSD Beta 12.3 video, we witness an incredible moment where a vehicle ahead executes a 3-point U-turn. Impressively, FSD anticipates the maneuver, predicting the car will need to reverse into our lane to finalize the turn.
FSD driving update!
Over the last 152 miles driven, 150 have been autonomous. The 2 miles not on FSD are largely contributed to parking structures and parking lots.
I literally don’t drive manually on roads at all anymore! FSD v12 is a game changer!
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A quick comparison how FSD 12.3, 12.3.3, 12.3.4 and 12.3.6 performed during my 4 wrong turn lane tests.
Did you miss the turn test videos? I've attached the 12.3.6 video in the thread.
FSD Beta 12: The one with the U-Turn
• First time handling a U-Turn on V-12 @ 2:00
• Pulls to a curb after reaching destination @ 2:19
• Finds parking spot in a parking lot @ 3:35
FSD Beta 12: The One With The Yield Sign
- Stops for a “yield to cross traffic sign”
- Waits for a bicyclist to cross the intersection before proceeding
FSD 12.3 - The One Where All The Lanes Are Blocked
I ran into a unique edge case where nearly the entire roadway was blocked by a tow truck. My car couldn't have been in a worse spot, as it needed to work its way over three lanes and then make a decision if it could fit between
FSD Beta 12: The one where it parks 5 times
An extended video of the one I released a few days ago where the car parks in an alley. In this video we see it park in 2 different parking stalls and park against a street curb 3 times.
Here’s what Auto Park and the visualizations look on a USS Intel Model 3. While you can see additional detail (such as the handicap stall lines), you don’t get the High Fidelity visualizations and can’t move the screen around like you can with the AMD chips.
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Tesla FSD Beta 11.4.1 release notes (simplified)
A simplified version for those of us that aren’t FSD engineers.
•We've enhanced the car's decision-making ability at crosswalks. The car now takes into account multiple possible outcomes, considering both its own actions and
Tesla FSD Beta 12:
The One With The Two Lane Roundabout
In this video we push Tesla FSD Beta 12 to its limits by taking it through a busy double lane roundabout 4 times.
I also visit a nearby single lane roundabout twice.
A unique edge case where FSD quickly approaches a stop sign partially covered by trees at over 35 MPH. Take a look to see if the car was able to react in time or if it blew through the stop sign.
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FSD Beta 12: Take me to Costco
Wanted to see experiment going to a commercial location to see how it handled parking lot driving.
Also, windshield wipers are much worse in v12 than v11. Started my drive today without a cloud in the sky and the wipers were going full speed.
FSD Beta 12: The One With The Minor Parking Lot Collision
𝕏 user Joey (
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) recently shared his experience with a minor mishap involving Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology in a parking lot collision. Despite having a flawless experience with FSD 12 up to that
Over my last 95 miles driven, I used FSD for 94 miles. That means nearly 99% of my driving over the last 3 days has been autonomous.
Let that sink in 🤯
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Ran into a unique edge case today where nearly the entire roadway was blocked by a tow truck. I'll be posting a video tomorrow morning of how FSD Beta 12.3 handled this unexpected challenge.
Take your guess on how it handled this situation below.
Here's some important
Tesla FSD Beta 12.3 - No Right On Red (Part 2)
In FSD Beta 12.2.1, I took the car to this exact intersection with a no right turn on red sign. Unfortunately, it failed to read the sign and attempted a right turn on red. Is there any improvement on 12.3? Take a look at this
This video is for those of you that appreciate the FSD visualizations.
FSD drives me through a busy Target parking lot, safely navigating around pedestrians. I end the video my manually driving the car further through the parking lot to really show off what the screens
Tesla FSD 12.3 - The Fake Red Light
What happens when FSD 12.3 mistakes a street light for a red light? We've got an example of this in today's video!
I'll be releasing a video driving through this area on 12.3.3 soon to see if the issue has been fixed
FSD Beta 12: The One With The California State Capitol
An autonomous drive through downtown Sacramento, over Tower Bridge, and to the California State Capitol.
• Freeway Exiting
• Curb Parking
• A Crowded Traffic Circle
• Unprotected Left Turn
• Meter Parking
FSD 12.3.4 - Wrong Turn Lane Test
#3
In this video I revisit an area the FSD 12 series has had an ongoing issue with, constantly failing to get in the correct lane for a left turn. Does 12.3.4 finally resolve the issue? Lets find out!
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Another example of FSD completely ignoring the navigation route!
In this video, FSD was set to take me to Starbucks. Previous versions, including 12.2.1, followed the navigation route closely, which ended on a major street outside the Starbucks parking lot.
However, FSD 12.3
In this video, I daringly take 12.3 through a busy Costco parking Lot on a Saturday! Do we survive without crashing into anything? Check out the video below!
FSD Stats Update!
Out of my last 228 miles of driving, 225 have been fully autonomous. That’s 98.68% of my driving.
Manual driving primarily consists of parking lots and parking garages.
Have you tried using Summon on FSD 12.3.3? Let's give it a go while we eagerly await the arrival of Actually Smart Summon!
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Tesla FSD 12.3.6 - The Secret to FAST Autopark
Many people complain about the slow speeds of Tesla's Autopark in FSD 12.3.6. While there's room for improvement, you can cut it down to half the time with this secret!
In case you missed it, “Actually Smart Summon” aka A.S.S. is built into 12.3. It’s deactivated for everyone except for employees currently. According to
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we should start seeing it activated for the first customers at the end of this month or the beginning of next.
Tesla FSD Beta 12.3 - A Mind of It's Own
In my last video, I showed how FSD Beta diverted from its navigation route and found a new, quicker route to my destination. This wasn't an anomaly. In this video I show FSD performing the exact same way at an entirely new destination!
Full Self-Driving (Beta) V12.3.1 is now rolling out to
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customers for the first time via 2023.44.30.30.
This includes adjustments to some maneuvers and improvements to lane centering, along with other changes.
In this short video, we witness Tesla FSD 12.3.6 navigating a roadway blocked by 2 cars. It's problem solving by driving wrong way to get around the truck is nothing short of mind blowing!
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Here's a short clip from my live stream last weekend showing another impressive moment for FSD 12.3.
FSD approaches an intersection in busy Downtown Sacramento. It recognizes a group of people waiting to cross the street at a crosswalk and yields to them!
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Yeah, seeing it everywhere.
Btw, 12.4 goes to internal release this weekend and limited external beta next week. Roughly 5X to 10X improvement in miles per intervention vs 12.3.
12.5 will be out in late June. Will also see a major improvement in mpi and is single stack – no
FSD Beta 12 - Cross Traffic Does Not Stop
In this video, Beta 12 drive through multiple intersections where cross traffic doesn't stop and we witness how it handles merging into lanes from an off-ramp with poor visibility at a 45 degree angle.
On FSD 12.3, I experienced an ongoing issue with the car getting in the wrong lane for a turn at an intersection. In this video I attempt to reenact this scenario at the same intersection to see if 12.3.3 fixed the issue or if its still a problem.
Tesla Spring Update - Auto Park With No Lines!
In this video I test Tesla's FSD Auto Park in parking spot with no visible lines separating it from the spot next to it. Auto Park continues to impress!
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