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Tesla Inc. (formerly Tesla Motors) is an energy + technology company originally from California and currently headquartered in Austin, Texas.

They produce electric vehicles (with a heavy focus on autonomy), batteries, and energy/solar products for the grid.

Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.

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Nothing definitive on the TeslaFi tracker yet: https://www.teslafi.com/firmware.php

Edit: Now TeslaFi tracker now shows 52 vehicles on 12.3 (2023.44.30.25). Seems like this rollout is going much quicker than 12.2.

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NHTSA investigated the accident and confirmed that the vehicle was using Autopilot at the time of the crash. However, according to phone data, it blamed the driver, who was playing a video game on his phone, and the lack of a crash attenuator, which affected the severity of the crash.

When using Autopilot or FSD Beta, Tesla tells drivers that they need to pay attention at all times and to be ready to take control at all times. If drivers are not doing that, they are misusing the system.

The family has sued Tesla for wrongful death, and it is going to be quite an uphill battle for them because it looks like he was using his phone while driving, which is a traffic violation and against Tesla’s guidance on how to use Autopilot.

That said, the family’s lawyers benefit from learning from previous similar trials and they are taking a different approach. They are not denying Huang’s misuse of Autopilot, but they are focusing on Tesla’s communications, which they claim led to the driver misusing Autopilot.

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TL;DW:

End-to-end neural networks architecture is an improvement over v11.

Scenarios highlighted in video:

  • FSD beta is much more cautious on winding street.
  • Sharp right turn.
  • Did not obey construction worker with handheld stop sign. Did proceed once sign was changed to slow. Visualizations not consistent with behaviour.
  • Improved confidence and assertiveness at complex intersection with odd angles.
  • Didn't pull over far enough at end of drive (non-crit disengagement)
  • Disengagement at intersection with poor visibility, though the car was visualized.
  • Wildlife: Can't visualize deer, but it does control for them.
  • FSD beta can't reverse yet, and thus can't do three-point turns.
  • Turn signals seem to be fixed, and no longer activate at random.
  • Improved response to oncoming traffic on narrow roads.
  • FSD beta freezing/indecisive much less frequent. Much smoother and more human behaviour.
  • Shot the gap in front of cyclist. Better prediction/anticipation of trajectories.
  • Good pedestrian interactions compared to previous versions.
  • Improved accelerations at non-standard intersections.
  • Slows down on rough roads.
  • Still more confident with a lead car, than going solo.
  • Some indecisive behaviour at a "road closed, local traffic only" sign.
  • Threads the needle between two cones.
  • Slightly awkward handling of left turn with oncoming traffic and pedestrian crossing.
  • Did not follow driver hand signal from stopped vehicle with hazards on.
  • Slightly too agressive in left turn onto narrow road with oncoming traffic
  • Gives truck pulling into driveway more room to maneuver.
  • FSD beta pulled over into a spot it could not get itself out of.
  • Regression on unprotected left turn. Did not yield properly to cross-traffic.

End-of-video summary

Positives

  • Significantly better speed control
  • Much less stress behind the wheel
  • No accelerator overrides needed
  • Awkward stops completely fixed
  • Significantly better turn signals

Negatives

  • 3 Critical disengagements: hand-held stop sign, unprotected left turns
  • 4 Non-critical disengagements: Car got itself stuck, mostly due to FSD beta not yet able to reverse.
  • 1 human honk
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