To ensure safer roads and potentially bolster its Full Self-Driving (FSD) capabilities, Tesla is planning a significant upgrade to its driver monitoring system. Notable Tesla hacker, @Greentheonly, has revealed on Twitter that this upgrade goes beyond simple driving metrics and delves into an impressive array of advanced features.
Tesla's In-Depth Driver Monitoring
Tesla's forthcoming update to its driver monitoring system showcases the power of machine learning and sensor technology. Instead of just monitoring traditional driving metrics, like looking down or off to the side, the system will gather a wide range of data about the driver's behavior, even when the car is not on Autopilot.
Advanced Metrics: Beyond Just Keeping the Car Centered
Tesla's enhanced monitoring system will assess a driver's ability based on multiple factors, including how well the car is centered and the number of lane keep assist warnings and corrections.
The advanced system will detect signs of driver fatigue or distraction by monitoring physical cues. For instance, frequent yawning, extended blink durations and leaning can indicate tiredness, making a driver unfit for the road. By alerting drivers when such signs are detected, the system can potentially help prevent accidents caused by impaired driving.
The Potential Impact on Full Self-Driving
The sophisticated data collection and analysis could also strengthen Tesla's case for its Full Self-Driving capabilities. By demonstrating how many drivers show signs of tiredness or impairment, particularly during late-night drives, Tesla can highlight the need for advanced autonomous driving technology.
Beyond the immediate implications for driver safety and insurance, there's also the potential for this data to shape the broader narrative around Tesla's Full Self-Driving capabilities. As noted by Twitter user @RedneckAi, Tesla could use the data to argue that a significant percentage of drivers are tired or impaired after midnight, bolstering the case for FSD.
The Balance between Safety and Privacy
While the enhanced driver monitoring system is undeniably a technological marvel and a potential lifesaver, it also raises questions about privacy. As the system collects more personal data about drivers' behavior, strict data protection measures become increasingly crucial.
The conversation surrounding Tesla's driver monitoring system brings into focus the fine line between leveraging technology for safety and maintaining individual privacy. As such technologies continue to evolve, striking a balance between these two aspects will be paramount.
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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.
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.
We’ve known for a while now that Tesla has been using a custom build of FSD to allow its newly produced vehicles at Giga Texas and Fremont to autonomously navigate themselves from the production line to the outbound delivery lot.
While we knew they were using a custom build of what was likely FSD Unsupervised, thanks to a recent post from Tesla AI on X, this has now been confirmed. Tesla has also confirmed it has accrued over 50,000 driverless miles, totalled from vehicles autonomously driving themselves to delivery lots.
Giga Texas production now uses FSD Unsupervised to deliver cars from end of line to the outbound logistics lot.
Over 50,000 driverless miles have been accrued between California and Texas factories so far pic.twitter.com/79zKY0U6Ox
For most of Tesla’s vehicles - that’s a 1.4-mile trip that is shared with pedestrians, cars, trucks, and construction equipment. You can see in the video that the Teslas are navigating public roadways and encountering real human drivers.
That’s great news, especially since many were wondering whether Tesla would secure the necessary approvals in time to launch their Robotaxi network in June.
Increased Confidence
Following Tesla’s post to X, Musk followed up by saying that when Tesla launches FSD Unsupervised soon, it will be the first time there will be a generalized, pure AI solution to autonomy. Tesla and several executives continue to post more content about autonomy and the Robotaxi network, leading us to believe they’re feeling confident in the June launch.
Model Ys autonomously navigate a 1.4 mile trip on a road shared with pedestrians, cars, semi trucks, construction equipment & more pic.twitter.com/iPx2fs78v2
Back when Tesla initially announced the autonomous travel of its vehicles from production to loading lots, they mentioned that the Cybertruck was the only vehicle at Giga Texas not receiving that same treatment.
Now, that’s changed - Cybertruck is now also navigating through the Cybertunnel to make its way from the factory directly to the loading docks, all on Unsupervised FSD. And that’s making us even more excited, especially because Tesla was supposed to launch an FSD Update for the Cybertruck a little while ago - but it hasn’t made it to production yet. This update is set to bring Start FSD from Park, as well as Actually Smart Summon - bringing the Cybertruck to feature parity with Tesla’s other AI4 vehicles.
Cybertrucks autonomously navigate a 0.6 mile route traversing beneath one of America's fastest highways, emerging through a steep 17% grade to reach their destination pic.twitter.com/3ZMYCRPhIj
Now that Tesla is confidently using a build of Unsupervised FSD to navigate the tight confines of the tunnel and park, we’re pretty sure that Tesla will likely launch the expected FSD update in the near future.
FSD Update Soon?
It’s been a while since any FSD hardware variant has received an FSD update. It appears that Tesla has been focused on Unsupervised FSD and launching FSD outside of North America.
It seems like we may get a new FSD update soon, and we don’t believe it’ll be just for the Cybertruck. Those who have the opportunity to sign up for Tesla’s new Early Access program will likely be some of the first recipients to receive the FSD update, so stay tuned.
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