A recent video shows Tesla’s Full Self Driving (FSD) beta expertly navigating crooked lane markings with ease in Hollister, California.
A new video shows Tesla‘s Full Self Driving (FSD) beta navigating crooked lane lines with ease in Hollister, California. Tesla’s FSD software has often been embroiled in controversies, thanks to several reports claiming that it makes serious errors that could jeopardize public safety. Earlier this year, a YouTube video seemed to show a Tesla on FSD mode running a red light and then swerving towards fixed green posts on the side of the road, finally ending up hitting one of them. The driver reacted quickly enough to prevent a serious incident, but it could have been much worse.
Another crash happened late last year when a 2021 Model Y got into an accident after swerving into the wrong lane while in FSD mode. According to the Tesla driver, the vehicle provided a warning halfway through the maneuver but ended up getting struck by another vehicle anyway. There were no reported injuries, but the NHTSA opened an investigation into the incident. The car is also said to have gained the ability to perform illegal rolling stops on FSD, but Tesla eventually rolled out an update to pull that ‘feature’ earlier this year.
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A video recently emerged on Reddit, seemingly showing a Tesla in FSD mode expertly navigating a stretch of road with incorrectly painted lane lines. The video is reportedly from Hollister, California, where a contractor messed up the lane markings after the city redesigned the road to add bike lanes and traffic roundabouts. The video shows the vehicle keeping a consistent speed as it masterfully navigates the crooked, zig-zag lane lines, managing to stay within its own lane despite the faulty markings.
FSD Beta Doesn’t Break A Sweat
The Reddit thread has already seen thousands of upvotes and hundreds of comments, with many noting how well the Tesla software was able to navigate the poorly-designed lane markers. Others made fun of the crooked lines, wondering if the person drawing them was drunk on the job. Another user, seemingly from Europe, was unimpressed with the video, saying that it wasn’t as big of a deal as some are making it out to be, possibly hinting at crowded European streets with more roundabouts and intersections.
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Some also questioned whether the video really shows a great achievement for the FSD software, as the road did not have any real traffic and was mostly bereft of road signs. The FSD technology, they argued, could navigate lane dividers without a problem in most cases, but navigating through vehicular traffic and adhering to road signs and traffic lights are the major pain points for the software. Either way, the video does seem to show that Tesla‘s FSD technology is getting better by the day, so it will be interesting to see how long it takes for the company to sort out the remaining kinks in the system.
