Tesla released version 10.3 of its Full Self-Driving software Monday morning, after Elon Musk, CEO, pulled it over the weekend due to issues.
The system improves the detection and speed of turn signals, creeping speeds, and other features. It was initially introduced by the electric carmaker on Saturday evening.
Musk however tweeted on Sunday morning, that the update was flawed and that vehicles would be restored to version 10.2 temporarily.
‘Please note, this is to be expected with beta software. It is impossible to test all hardware configs in all conditions with internal QA, hence public beta,’ the CEO tweeted.
Twitter has also been filled with complaints from Tesla owners. Many cited issues with the braking functions and fake front-collision warnings.
It appears Tesla has now rectified the issue, as Musk tweeted ’10.3.1 rolling out now’ at 6:02am ET on Monday.
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Tesla launched version 10.3 (Full Self-Driving) software Saturday evening. It improves the detection of turn signals, creeping speed, and other features. Elon Musk announced hours later that it had been rolled-back
Tesla’s FSD is available to drivers with high safety scores of 100 out of 100.
Drivers gave permission to the firm to monitor their driving via in-car software. The scores will be ranked for each 100-mile driving.
Although the technology is optional, it includes several autonomous driving features but still requires supervision from the driver.
Musk pointed out issues on Saturday night shortly after the rollout, specifically problems with ‘left turns at traffic lights.’
However, it appears Tesla rectified, as Musk tweeted ’10.3.1 rolling out now’ at 6:02am ET on Monday
Elon Musk (pictured), shared all updates about the software launch and rollback on Twitter
Tesla owners discovered other safety issues that also affected their safety scores.
One owner tweeted: ‘@elonmusk is it a known issue in FSD Beta 10.3 to have false collision warnings? It was my first day off AP and I received two [consecutive]Warnings: Car was 25 yards away, traveling at the same speed. Was [swerving]But. Dropped my score to 98 :(’
Other drivers also saw points drop, although it is not clear if they still qualify for version10.3.
Along with the aforementioned issues, some Tesla owners reported the roll back disabled the FSD software entirely – resetting it to non-FSDBeta production.
Twitter has also been filled with complaints from Tesla owners. Many cited issues with braking functions, and fake front collision warnings.
One Twitter user stated that the fake front collision warnings caused his to fishtail while driving
Some users had problems with their brake functions after the update was released.
Tesla released its FSD system as limited beta software to select US drivers in October 2020, which sparked controversy among industry experts who claimed the term ‘Full-Self Driving’ is misleading and puts motorists at risk.
Steven Shladover is a researcher engineer at the University of California Berkeley who has been studying autonomous driving for 40+ years. He said in a statement that this was actively misleading people about its capabilities based on what I have seen.
Users were however happy with the technology, once the issues were fixed and the updated was rolled out again
“It has very limited functionality and requires constant driver supervision.”
In September of this year, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) also called the software ‘misleading and irresponsible,’ The Wall Street Journal reported.
NTSB head Jennifer Homendy, who pushed for a delay in the FSD beta software, said: ‘Basic safety issues have to be addressed before they’re then expanding it to other city streets and other areas.
‘It has clearly misled numerous people to misuse and abuse technology.