Tesla's full self-driving (FSD) beta software system recently became more reliable than its predecessor.
Elon Musk's automaking company had released a new FSD beta software system for the company's many cars, which improves many aspects of a Tesla's FSD software, according to a recent Electrek article.
The FSD update was based on over 250,000 training video clips from Tesla's fleet of cars.
Tesla FSD Update 2022.12.3.10 Details
According to Electrek's article, the recent FSD update, known as FSD Beta Software Update 2022.12.3.10, is one of the most extensive updates for Tesla cars. It contains improvements to lane switching, maneuvering around vehicles with open doors, and better responses to yellow traffic lights, per NewsBytes.
For lane switching, FSD Beta Software Update 2022.12.3.10 upgraded the decision-making framework of a Tesla's FSD or autopilot, so that left turns can be taken after careful modeling of the response of the surrounding objects.
The update will also reduce the instances of a Tesla vehicle with autopilot attempting uncomfortable turns during lane switching, thanks to better object future predictions. It will use more accurate lane geometry and higher resolution occlusion detection to improve creeping for visibility, per Not a Tesla App.
The update also comes with improvements to a Tesla's autopilot to better maneuver around a car with open doors, improving the FSD's static obstacle network with better data to improve understanding of visibility and geometric accuracy.
Maneuvering around cars with open doors also became easier with the update improving the neural networks of a Tesla FSD to detect far-away objects.
Finally, Tesla cars with autopilot on will have a much better response to yellow traffic lights, with FSD Beta Software update 2022.12.3.10 making a Tesla car slow down when a yellow traffic light is on. Additionally, vehicles can make road edge and line predictions more easily due to the update improving the FSD's generalized static obstacle network.
Furthermore, the update was reported to have solved 48% of failure cases Tesla captured with its telemetry of update 10.11 by improving the precision of the "is parked" attribute on vehicles.
The Driver's Role In Tesla's Autopilot System
Tesla's autopilot system enables Tesla cars to drive autonomously to a destination entered in the car's navigation system, but a driver is still needed to correct the car should the AI commit a mistake.
This human intervention is due to the FSD not being fully autonomous, contrary to its name, as it is still considered a level two driver-assist system. This contradiction may be giving customers a wrong impression about the car, as in the case of a recent incident wherein three people were killed due to a fatal car accident involving a Tesla that may have had its autopilot engaged.
According to Synopsys, a level 2 driver-assist system or a vehicle that has partial driving automation means that the vehicle can control both steering, acceleration, and deceleration. However, the car's automation falls short as a human driver is still behind the wheel and can take control of the car at any time.
For a car to be fully autonomous, it has to reach level five vehicle autonomy, better known as full automation. At this point, the vehicle no longer requires human intervention when an error is made, but cars with level 5 autonomy are still not yet available to the general public.
