Tesla FSD Under Federal Investigation After 58 Reported Incidents

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Above: Tesla Model Y, equipped with FSD system. Image copyright: Mark Leong/The Washington Post/Getty Images

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Techno-skeptic narrative

As federal regulators investigate, Tesla’s Full Self-Driving demonstrates ongoing volatile, error-prone behavior. Users report FSD abruptly veering into oncoming traffic, illegal turns ignoring no-right-turn signs, and jerky parking in parking lots. Even on straight rural roads, FSD v13.2.2 has required emergency human intervention. While Supervised FSD shows smoother performance than early beta, these incidents underline that the system is far from ready for fully autonomous deployment. The investigation is warranted.

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Techno-optimist narrative

Despite the NHTSA investigation, Tesla’s Full Self-Driving continues to demonstrate impressive real-world performance. Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas reported FSD safely handled over 99% of a 1,400-mile trip, while Chinese users logged months of error-free, human-like driving, far outperforming rivals like Huawei’s system. Even with scrutiny, FSD is showing it can manage complex road conditions reliably, suggesting the system is already a practical step toward safe, widespread autonomous driving.

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