With the Full Self-Driving Beta version 12, Tesla has included a new function that assists in determining a more natural speed of travel given the surrounding circumstances.
Customers began receiving Tesla’s FSD Beta version 12.12 over the weekend, and the carmaker has touted the new software’s performance as more reliable and accurate than ever.
According to the release notes from Tesla
“FSD Beta v12 upgrades the city streets’ driving stack to a single end-to-end neural network trained on millions of video clips, replacing over 300k lines of explicit C++ code.”
While some owners have seen improved accuracy and trust in their car’s performance, some have gone so far as to say they are taking difficult journeys that don’t need for human intervention—that is, the driver never needs to take over or correct the car at any point.
Beyond the more sophisticated driving performance of the FSD Beta package, however, v12 offers more capabilities.
Tesla Introduces Autonomous Speed Set Offset
With the addition of a technology called “Automatic Set Speed Offset,” Tesla’s vehicle can now more appropriately regulate its speed, enabling it to flow with traffic. This feature is meant to make the car behave more organically when it passes other cars on the road.
When this feature is engaged, it is also possible to exceed the posted speed limit, according to Not a Tesla App.
Tesla explains the function as follows:
“Autopilot can travel at the speed it thinks is most natural thanks to the Automatic Set Speed Offset feature. This takes into account variables such as the kind of route, volume of traffic, ambient conditions, posted speed limit, and the Full Self-Driving (Beta) Profile option (Assertive, Chill, or Average).
Elon Musk, the CEO, stated in December that the FSD Beta v12 needed to be improved because it was still being closely watched and required training in places with high precipitation.
Elon Musk, the CEO, stated in December that the FSD Beta v12 needed to be improved because it was still being closely watched and required training in places with high precipitation.