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According to foreign media electrek, when the Tesla vehicle opened the FSD Beta version a few days ago, the driver did not take over in time, causing the vehicle to hit the roadside barrier when turning right at the intersection, and a collision accident occurred. Fortunately, there were no casualties in the car, only the body paint was scratched.
But just last month, Tesla CEO Musk said that FSD had not had a single accident in the past year's tests.
However, a previous Model Y owner complained to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) after participating in the FSD test that the FSD caused the collision, but this complaint could not be confirmed.
As of now, only the collisions found in the video are the only ones that can be confirmed during the operation of the test version of the Tesla FSD. And, interestingly, the vehicle that collided was equipped with the latest version of the FSD software that Tesla had just pushed a few days ago. Obviously, this update does not completely solve all the problems of the FSD Beta version.
First, the accident caused the vehicle to depain the FSD appeared many illegal driving actions
According to the video, the accident caused a little paint scraping on the body of the car, and there were no casualties. However, from a technical point of view, FSD failed to recognize the object and hit the object, which was a real recognition failure.
▲The paint was scratched after the Tesla vehicle hit the guardrail
But at present, Tesla is not responsible for any accidents for the FSD beta. Because Tesla's FSD beta version is still in the L2 level of autopilot system, it needs to be taken over by the driver at any time.
At present, in the accident video, many Tesla fans commented that the driver should bear the responsibility for the accident.
Because the video footage shows that when the Tesla vehicle that opened the FSD beta version turned right, the driver did not take over at first, and when he was about to hit the isolation pile, the driver took over urgently, but it was too late.
The Tesla vehicle hit the isolation pile while turning right
In addition, in the video, because the driver did not take over in time, the vehicle made other dangerous driving actions such as running a red light and driving into the bus lane when the FSD was turned on.
▲ Tesla vehicles run red lights when turning on FSD
Since October 2020, Tesla has been constantly updating the beta version of its FSD. Currently, Tesla screens based on owners' safe driving scores and selectively opens up opportunities for eligible owners to participate in FSD testing.
Musk has previously said that Tesla is expected to achieve a true fully autonomous driving FSD by the end of this year. According to foreign media comments, according to the current situation, Tesla has to speed up the pace of improvement in the next few months, otherwise, the real full autopilot will only be another verbal check.
Second, the FSD has been updated a few days ago Nearly 60,000 people participated in the test
On February 2, Tesla updated its FSD beta version to version 10.10.
After the update, Tesla improved several features. This includes the vehicle's ability to use the new lanes, as well as the ability to bypass road obstacles.
Foreign media said that the update shows that in addition to ensuring that the FSD can not only adapt to conventional driving scenarios, but also make plans for some rarer corner cases.
Previously, Tesla recalled 53,822 vehicles with FSD capabilities. Because these vehicles activate a "rolling stop" function after turning on the FSD, this function may cause the vehicle to drive at a speed of up to 5.6 mph (about 25 km/h) across an intersection where it should have stopped, without being able to stop smoothly.
▲ Tesla recall documents
In response to this problem, Tesla has withdrawn this feature in the latest version of the FSD. In addition, according to the latest news, Tesla will also launch a beta update of FSD in Canada at the end of this month. As of the fourth quarter of 2021, Tesla's FSD beta test program has nearly 60,000 car owners participating.
Conclusion: Tesla FSD still needs to be improved
Although Musk has been announcing in many public occasions that Tesla will soon achieve true full self-driving, from the current test situation, there are still many areas where Tesla FSD needs to be improved.
As for whether a fully automatic version of the FSD can be ushered in by the end of this year, the next few months are crucial.