Tesla is reducing the time FSD Beta is unavailable when reaching your strike limit
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Tesla Full Self Driving Beta update 2022.44.30.5 comes with a lighter sentence for those who get put in FSD jail. Since its inception, FSD in rendered inoperable if the computer detects inattentiveness or other improper usage. After being reprimanded three to five times, depending on whether your vehicle has a cabin camera, FSD would then be disabled. You were then stuck without FSD Beta until Tesla decided to clear strikes globally for everyone, so the setence varied from a few days to months. Some users reported more than six months without being allowed back in the program. Now, it’s approximately two weeks.
Unknown What Factors Determine Suspension Length
You read that right; "approximately two weeks" is the wording in the update. It’s unclear what would justify a two-week or "approximately two-week" suspension. However, there are several users taking to social media to rant about their Tesla detecting weighted devices on the steering wheel. They state that they were not using an aftermarket device that has been shown to trick the system into recognizing that the driver’s hands are on the wheel when they are not. It’s unknown if that kind of infraction would constitute a longer suspension than the standard ignoring the inattentiveness warnings.
FSD Updated Suspension Notes
The latest release notes state:
For maximum safety and accountability, use of Full Self-Driving (Beta) will be suspended if improper usage is detected. Improper usage is when you, or another driver of your vehicle, receive five 'Forced Autopilot Disengagements'. A disengagement is when the Autopilot system disengages for the remainder of a trip after the driver receives several audio and visual warnings for inattentiveness. Driver-initiated disengagements do not count as improper usage and are expected from the driver. Keep your hands on the wheel and remain attentive at all times. Use of any hand-held devices while using Autopilot is not allowed.
The FSD Beta feature can only be removed per this suspension method and it will be unavailable for approximately two weeks.
Based on the release notes, it sounds like Tesla will now disable and enable the FSD Beta feature on a per-user basis, allowing the vehicle to track when the infractions took place and disable the feature for a period of time.
This is much more similar to Autopilot, where if improper usage is detected, the user is prohibited from using Autopilot for the remainder of the drive. It sounds like Tesla plans to be more strict with city driving, but the idea is similar. The period of time may be adjusted as Tesla gains additional confidence with its software.
That said, the “tedious steering wheel nag,” as recently described by @Wholemarsblog may soon be going away, therefore removing the purpose of the weights on the wheel. As reported earlier this week, Elon Musk responded to the Twitter user by agreeing that the nag should be disabled for users with more than 10,000 miles of driving with FSD. It’s expected that the cabin camera will play a larger role if the sensors on the wheel are disabled, so the computer will still monitor driver awareness.
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Like clockwork, it’s time for the opportunity to submit questions for Tesla’s Q1 2025 Earnings Call. Q1 has historically been difficult for Tesla and other auto manufacturers in general, but doom-and-gloom aside, there’s plenty more to be excited about, including upcoming improvements to FSD and the first phase of Tesla’s Robotaxi network.
Earnings Q1 2025 Questions
Tesla is gearing up for its Q1 2025 Earnings Call, providing an opportunity for shareholders to once again submit and vote on questions they want to be addressed during the event. Tesla has already announced the lower-than-expected delivery numbers for Q1 2025, and also held a Public All-Hands Meeting for the first time, so we’re interested to find out what answers to some of these questions during their Q&A session.
Most Popular Questions
When will FSD unsupervised be available for personal use on personally-owned cars?
Is Tesla still on track for releasing “more affordable models” this year? Or will you be focusing on simplified versions to enhance affordability, similar to the RWD Cybertruck?
Robotaxi still on track for this year?
How is Tesla positioning itself to flexibly adapt to global economic risks in the form of tariffs, political biases, etc.?
Regarding the Tesla Optimus pilot line, could you confirm if it is currently operational? If so, what is the current production rate of Optimus bots per week? Additionally, how might the recent tariffs impact the scalability of this production line moving forward?
Did Tesla experience any meaningful changes in order inflow rate in Q1 relating to all of the rumors of “brand damage”?
When will Tesla Insurance be available in all 50 states. I’m from Idaho, and I’m surrounded by states where it is available, but it isn’t available in my state.
How is the company planning to deal with the impact of Elon’s partnership with the current administration?
is there a possibility of a stock split if so what would it be
Questions and voting are conducted through Say, a third-party platform that validates share ownership. Once your ownership is verified, you can use your shares to vote, with your vote weight corresponding to the number of shares you hold. Submitting a question initially gives it votes equivalent to your number of shares.
Below, we also compiled a list of the top questions going into the Earnings Call, which takes place a week from today.
The Earnings Call itself will take place on April 22, at 5:30 PM EDT (2:30 PM PT). Links to the live stream will be made available closer to the event. A recap of the key points will also be provided as usual, so stay tuned for that in the hours after the call.
With Q1 2025 now behind us, another round of Tesla’s Supercharger Voting has wrapped up. The previous vote took place back in December, and we now get to see which locations came out on top.
Let’s take a look at the Q1 2025 winners of the Supercharger Vote:
North America
🇺🇸 Lake Wales, FL
🇺🇸 Henderson, NV
🇺🇸 Clarksville, TN
🇺🇸 Roswell, NM
🇺🇸 Long Beach, CA
🇺🇸 Decatur, IL
🇺🇸 McAlester, OK
Europe
🇬🇧 Bournemouth, United Kingdom
🇮🇹 Bari, Italy
🇵🇱 Wrocław, Poland
🇨🇿 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Asia-Pacific
🇰🇷 Namyangju - South Korea
🇦🇺 Nicholls, Australia
Supercharger Voting Q2 2025
Another quarter means another round of Tesla's Supercharger Voting, giving Tesla owners the chance to influence where new Supercharger sites will be built. Following the Q1 2025 voting round, Tesla is now opening the polls for Q2 2025.
How to Vote
To participate in the Q2 2025 Supercharger Voting, visit the Tesla Supercharger Voting page and sign in to your Tesla account. You can vote for up to five different locations, with a limit of one vote per location, every three months. The most popular Superchargers are displayed on the leaderboard, and you can also suggest new locations for future voting cycles.
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