{"id":242284,"date":"2023-10-18T16:19:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T16:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=242284"},"modified":"2023-10-18T16:19:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T16:19:04","slug":"tesla-drops-new-demo-video-of-fsd-beta-but-questions-abound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/electric-cars\/tesla-drops-new-demo-video-of-fsd-beta-but-questions-abound\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Drops New Demo Video Of FSD Beta, But Questions Abound"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tesla has uploaded a new video demonstration of the newest Full Self-Driving Beta software recorded on the streets of Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n
The five-minute long video posted on Tesla’s official X (formerly Twitter) account aims to show how FSD uses “vision neural networks to perceive & understand the world, just like humans do.” You may recall that in late August, Tesla CEO Elon Musk did a livestream of a drive on the company’s latest FSD software \u2013 V12 \u2013 in the Bay Area.<\/p>\n
While Musk’s video also focused on how FSD works as\u00a0a human brain, using neural nets and eyes, the footage was rather underwhelming because of poor filming and image quality issues. The FSD system also experienced several hiccups during Musk’s livestream drive, which was 45 minutes long.<\/p>\n
Tesla’s latest video is clearly of higher visual quality, albeit much shorter. While the automaker doesn’t mention the exact version of FSD Beta tested in the video, it does say it is “version 11.4.7 or later.” This is somewhat strange because it’s not clear if Tesla used the latest neural network-based vehicle controls in this demonstration \u2013 that capability is said to have debuted on FSD Beta V12.<\/p>\n
It’s also worth noting that Tesla said it removed the alerts to apply pressure on the steering wheel for this demo, which is something that regular owners aren’t able to do. Tesla likely did this to make the video look better, but that’s not the way FSD Beta is supposed to be used.<\/p>\n
With that out of the way, FSD Beta appears to do a great job of navigating all sorts of scenarios, from dealing with stop signs at intersections in suburban areas, stop lights at larger intersections, and the infamous unprotected left turn.<\/p>\n
The highway stuff is something that FSD Beta knows best so there are no surprises there, while the latter part of the demo sees the Model S\u00a0cruising through downtown traffic before reaching the destination in the suburbs.<\/p>\n