[chicagobob123]

We are getting warmer next week which means its beginning of pothole season in Chicago. How is FSD with pot holes? Any improvement? Or does it just plow through.

 

[bwilson4web]

Still plows through but it did brake for a stray cat in the road.

Bob Wilson

 

[BillLin]

Damn, we need more stray cats! 😁

 

[chicagobob123]

Can we teach the cats to sit in the pot holes?

 

[Klaus-rf]

Damn, we need more stray cats!

Can you use them to fill the potholes?

 

[BillLin]

Twisted, like a modest proposal. I like it. (don't hate me, cat people; I like cats, too)

 

[Klaus-rf]

Leave paper bags near each pothole and a neighborhood cat will enter the bag and fill the hole.

 

[WeinerWagon]

How does it distinguish only broken lights?

It's part of the AI capability. Like spelling and homonyms.

 

[BillLin]

re: broken lights - AI you be great at the padiddle car game.

 

[Bigriver]

Took my HW4 model S with FSD v13.2.8 on a test drive this afternoon. I couldn't find anything to complain about. It waited at the No Turn on Red sign (first time ever), didn't move over into the right lane that is about to end (which has been a forever problem), had good judgement on when to change lanes, and was generally smooth as could be. Plan to take it out tomorrow for a longer, more extensive experience.

 

[RMKYHN]

i've been having perfect drives since 13.2.7 (currently 13.2.8) and the this release drove in heavy traffic to and from San Francisco which is just over 100 miles each way. Enven the drive in the city felt comfortable and safe for my wife who has been a white knuckle FSD passenger for the past year. I have no skin in this game as I'm still working off of my 1 month free trial but itis really nice to have the car drive for those 3-4 hours and feel relaxed and comfortable.

I had been thinking this Model Y would be my last Tesla but with FSD getting better with each release, it may just be that I'm back at Tesla site ordering my next vehicle. In the meantime, $99/month seems a pretty good value.

BTW, I tried to to Supercharge in Vallejo CA on my return trip last night and was impressed that FSD found and parked the MY at an open Supercharger stall. The problem was that not one of those 20 Supercharger stalls was working. I can't recall ever finding more than 1 stall down in years of charging, I'm thinking this has to be Elon inspired damage as several of the cabinets had been attacked and they were leaning and damaged. What an F'ed up world we live in.

 

[voldar]

I got yesterday the 13.2.8 FSD update.

 

[RickO2018]

I’ve been using FSD since my first 2018 M3. Transferred it to 2024 MY with HW4 last year and FSD improved phenomenally and is only getting better. I am using it much more than I thought I ever would.

The only consistent weakness I’ve encountered with the MY is at a controlled access gate for access into my home location. The gate is designed to read license plates at very slow speeds. It won’t open if you are too close to car in front of you, or if you enter the stall too fast. Speed reduction does not happen quickly enough and a “stop here” sign is not recognized by FSD. This is typically the only intervention I know I have to do for most every trip.

 

[RMKYHN]

I’ve been using FSD since my first 2018 M3. Transferred it to 2024 MY with HW4 last year and FSD improved phenomenally and is only getting better. I am using it much more than I thought I ever would.

The only consistent weakness I’ve encountered with the MY is at a controlled access gate for access into my home location. The gate is designed to read license plates at very slow speeds. It won’t open if you are too close to car in front of you, or if you enter the stall too fast. Speed reduction does not happen quickly enough and a “stop here” sign is not recognized by FSD. This is typically the only intervention I know I have to do for most every trip.

There will be edge cases like that for the foreseeable future. So many unique challenges are laying in wait for FSD. Might be helpful if we could teach the vehicle how to handle situations like your's by using a "learn mode" accessible to each user.

 

[pmin014]

Hey all, I’ve got two weeks left on my free FSD (v13.2.8) trial with my M3 Highland Long Range (HW4). Thinking about keeping it—$99/month or $8,000 to buy—but not sure if it’s worth it. It’s pretty slick for city driving and parking, thanks to HW4, but I still gotta watch it and step in sometimes. I do moderate urban driving, and I’ve already got basic Autopilot. Enhanced Autopilot’s another option. What do you think—keep it for the ease and future upgrades, or ditch it since it’s pricey and not perfect?

 

[chicagobob123]

You could be like me, rent it when I need it.

 

[bwilson4web]

The rental means HW4.0 is a harder requirement. I already have FSD on my HW 3.0 Model 3.

Bob Wilson

 

[Bigriver]

Enhanced Autopilot’s another option.

I thought they eliminated that as an option. Are you saying there is still an option to buy or subscribe to enhanced autopilot?

The rental means HW4.0 is a harder requirement. I already have FSD on my HW 4.0 Model 3.

I’m not sure what you mean by “harder requirement.” And don’t you still have your 2019 model 3 which is HW3, not 4?

 

[bwilson4web]

I found a 2022 Model 3 with transferable Full Self Driving (FSD) on HW 3.0 for a reasonable price to replace my 2017 BMW i3-REx. But upon further reflection, I realized that HW 4.0 was more important than FSD.

Software developers (and managers) hate to 'waste time' on older hardware. So there is an intermediate period when both are maintained but eventually, the newer hardware wins and the older hardware becomes "End of Life." But there is another wild-card: Do I want to be dependent on a single EV maker?

I'm an Apple laptop and iPhone buyer. I've also got some disposable PCs running Debian Linux but only as needed. As for Microsoft . . . need not apply.

Microsoft burned that bridge 50 years ago. Employers forced me to use Microsoft at work effectively holding my nose to the poop:

Bob Wilson

 

[RMKYHN]

Hey all, I’ve got two weeks left on my free FSD (v13.2.8) trial with my M3 Highland Long Range (HW4). Thinking about keeping it—$99/month or $8,000 to buy—but not sure if it’s worth it. It’s pretty slick for city driving and parking, thanks to HW4, but I still gotta watch it and step in sometimes. I do moderate urban driving, and I’ve already got basic Autopilot. Enhanced Autopilot’s another option. What do you think—keep it for the ease and future upgrades, or ditch it since it’s pricey and not perfect?

This is a bit confusing because you used the term Enhanced Auto Pilot (EAP) that used to be an optional product but was discontinued in 2019. It was a half the price of FSD type features but for highway driving only. It was arguably the better software as FSD was truly bleeding edge up until recently.