Elon Musk says Tesla FSD Beta 9.2 software is “not great”

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Twitter called the latest version of the company’s experimental driver assistance software, FSD Beta 9.2, “really bad” on Twitter.

Specifically, Musk wrote:

“FSD Beta 9.2 is actually not great, but the Autopilot / AI team is mobilizing to improve as quickly as possible. We try to have a single battery for highways and city streets, but it requires massive recycling of NN. “

The company sells a full self-driving capability (or FSD) package for $ 10,000 or $ 199 per month in the United States. This premium driver assistance system does not make Tesla electric vehicles safe for use without a careful driver behind the wheel.

The beta version of FSD is only available to certain drivers who have already purchased from FSD and Tesla employees. The beta version offers new or recently revised features that are in addition to the premium driving assistance features of the car.

Drivers generally agree to keep their experiences private, although some public users of the FSD beta are allowed to post videos on social media showing and criticizing the latest features they have tried on US roads.

Regulators could one day decide to ban testing of vehicles with drivers who are not trained professionals on public roads. But for now, no regulations interfere with Tesla’s ability to turn its customers, and everyone they share the road with, into guinea pigs.

Musk’s critical tweet on Monday came just days after he touted Tesla’s prowess with autonomous systems and components for them at an event called Tesla AI Day.

At this event last Thursday, Tesla presented a custom chip for the formation of artificial intelligence networks in data centers. The chips are intended to train models to automatically identify a variety of obstacles that appear on the road in video feeds recorded by cameras inside Tesla vehicles.

Among other things, FSD today is sold with the promise of allowing a Tesla vehicle to automatically change lanes, navigate the freeway, move to a parking space or exit and drive a small distance to the driver’s side at a slow pace. with no one behind the wheel.

Tesla says FSD later this year will also include the ability to navigate the city streets automatically, a feature that has been delayed for a long time. The beta version of FSD included the feature of automatic guidance through city streets, although it is flawed and incomplete.

Musk’s critical tweet also follows the launch of a formal investigation into Tesla’s autopilot system by federal vehicle safety authorities in the United States last week.

Autopilot is the basic version of Tesla’s driver assistance system, and today it is an integral part of their cars.

Tesla vehicles with autopilot, or just traffic-sensitive cruise control functions activated, have crashed into first aid vehicles at least 11 times in the United States, NHTSA has found, leaving at least 17 injured and 1 dead. This prompted the official investigation to determine whether the autopilot contains any safety flaws that NHTSA may require Tesla to modify.

Additionally, at the end of last week, new NTSB President Jennifer Homendy said in an interview with Bloomberg: “Whether it’s Tesla or someone else, it’s up to these manufacturers to be honest. about what their technology does and doesn’t do.