Tesla’s long-term work on the Full Self-Driving (FSD) system has failed to achieve the expected development in recent months. The 13th version of FSD was released three months ago and despite several updates, no significant progress has been made in its performance.
Tesla’s autonomous driving goals are not met
Elon Musk claimed that the distance requiring intervention while driving would increase by 5 to 6 times with the new version, but the data obtained did not meet this expectation. The average intervention distance increased from 200 miles to 495 miles, showing only a two-fold increase.
Tesla argues that FSD should become as safe as a human driver. In order to achieve this goal, the system needs to operate without requiring intervention for 700 thousand miles. However, current progress has revealed that reaching this level may take many years.
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This pause in the company’s fully autonomous driving technology indicates a change in focus. It is stated that Tesla is focusing on a robotaxi service limited to certain regions, rather than fully autonomous driving for individual users.
The first trial is planned to begin in June around Austin. The service will see vehicles assisted by remote human control when necessary. Tesla’s move points to a strategy similar to the model Waymo has been implementing for a long time.
Tesla’s vision of autonomous driving is certainly not over. However, the company seems to prefer a more controlled model rather than a completely autonomous system. What do you think about this? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section below.
