Soon your car will be on your way: Tesla announces the start of beta testing for “full self-driving”

Excited about the fully self-driving beta program? It is better to pay attention to the road.

Tesla owner Elon Musk wrote on his Twitter account: Are you excited to try out the FSD (Full Autonomous Driving) feature in the beta test model? You had better maintain the habit of keeping your eyes on the road. Soon you will be able to rely on your car to take your trips alone, without your presence with it. Whenever you are sitting in your home or office.

On March 6, Elon Musk tweeted about adding a “Download Beta” button on the screen to touch screens for Tesla cars “in 10 days.” The Tesla CEO also revealed that the electric car maker’s next big software release will be in April, and he meant it will be tested in April, so we can at least expect full self-driving service to be available soon with the FSD beta. It is a program that goes beyond today’s select group of Tesla owners and includes only those conducting tests and some employees.

The future of fully autonomous driving

The upcoming Trial Download option for everyone is huge news. Especially important for customers who have paid thousands of dollars for the FSD sensors needed to support fully automated driving (and the promise of fully autonomous travel later enabled through a software update ), they can now try out an architecture for this capability in a “beta” version, It is incomplete and is still undergoing many tests.

The system can steer Tesla-equipped cars along the road, make lane changes, make complete left and right turns, and listen for traffic lights. But those enthusiasts should be careful: Not everything a car can do without the driver’s hands, say backing, is a warning we give even though Tesla has said let the car do the work from now on, however Tesla’s dashboard can do a system inspection. Full second driving their “FSD” if they are not careful.

And Elon Musk revealed that some drivers have been removed from the beta version of the FSD program because they did not pay enough attention to the road while the system was in operation.

The future of the autopilot system

It’s worth noting that, indeed, every Tesla vehicle is equipped with a second-level co-pilot known as autopilot , which regularly detects force applied to the steering wheel—but the autopilot may turn off if the driver fails to make changes to the steering wheel every now and then (login de facto “”).

And on some modern models, the camera in the cabin can monitor things; For a while, to monitor the driver, but Tesla previously disabled this camera, but recently, Tesla has begun using the in-vehicle camera to monitor driver attention, as an additional way to combat the misuse of autopilot, which is not intended to be a hands-free system. Attention to the road again, and we caution that the current system is nothing more than a semi-autonomous level two setup, capable of accelerating, braking and steering in some closed environments such as highways.

Recently, a hacker called “green the only” managed to hack the Tesla system and was able to collect footage from the cabin camera (installed directly below the rear-view mirror) and discover the sides that the computer detects to monitor the driver. The system mostly tracks the head, eyes and sunglasses. Interestingly, this camera also attempts to detect ‘phone use’, closely monitoring drivers who hold and look at the phone. It is noteworthy that Tesla is famous for using artificial intelligence to recognize images. And in this case, the higher the ratio, the more likely the driver will use the phone. The hacker also attempted to place printouts of images (including that of Elon Musk) in various locations to deceive the system. 

It is clear that the system is still in its infancy and in the development stage. At this point, Tesla has three ways to detect the driver’s attention level: steering force, seat sensor, and in-cabin camera.

The road to autonomous driving is still in its infancy – who is responsible in the event of an accident – this is a very difficult problem to solve. However, the road to fully autonomous driving, fully autonomous driving or otherwise, is still a very long way to go, but it is likely that the technology will reach us at some point.

Tesla is certainly pushing the boundaries of testing such settings by launching a “self-adjacent” feature to the public and collecting data about their use of the system. But it can’t be stressed enough: No matter how capable the FSD system is, it requires a vigilant pilot to monitor whether the system is actually doing its job. That’s why tech companies and other automakers are paying trained individuals to monitor prototype self-driving cars and be prepared to jump in and take control if the situation calls for doing so.

So remember, Tesla FSD owners, it’s just a limited-powered test drive, and Autopilot is just what the name suggests. Both settings can make stupid decisions and still require the driver’s attention to control many situations. All this means: Tesla owners, when the “Download FSD Beta” button finally appears on your EV’s touchscreen, please use it responsibly and operate the vehicle safely , while keeping your eyes on the road. And Tesla is watching.