Automotive
Tesla running Full Self-Driving Lite drives over log without stopping
A dashcam video of a Hardware 3 vehicle running FSD v14.1 Lite adds to growing scrutiny of Tesla's driver-assist software on older hardware.
The short version
- A Tesla owner shared footage showing their vehicle running Full Self-Driving (FSD) v14.1 Lite hitting a log on a wet, foggy road at 32 mph without braking or swerving.
- The incident occurred on a vehicle using Hardware 3, which requires a compressed 'Lite' version of the FSD software due to memory and processing constraints.
- Tesla has previously acknowledged that it lacks a clear path to achieve unsupervised autonomy on Hardware 3, despite selling millions of these vehicles as 'full self-driving capable.'
Key facts
- A Tesla owner posted dashcam footage on August 21 showing their vehicle running FSD v14.1 Lite driving over a log lying across a road at 32 mph.[Electrek]
- The vehicle involved uses Tesla's Hardware 3, which relies on a compressed 'Lite' build of the FSD software to fit its memory-constrained AI3 computer.[Electrek]
- Hardware 3 owners have previously reported issues under the extra processing load of the FSD software, including overheating, computer shutdowns, and phantom braking.[Electrek]
- Tesla has admitted it has no clear plan for Hardware 3 to achieve unsupervised autonomy, although it sold approximately 4 million of these vehicles as full self-driving capable.[Electrek]
What remains uncertain
- The full extent of the physical damage to the underbody of the Tesla involved in the log collision remains unconfirmed.[Electrek]