Overview
- The safety agency confirmed it has contacted Tesla to obtain information about the Mad Max driving profile.
- Tesla’s release notes describe Mad Max as enabling higher speeds and more frequent lane changes than the Hurry setting.
- Owner videos circulating online show cars in Mad Max mode exceeding posted speed limits and rolling through stop signs.
- The feature returned with FSD v14.1.2 and operates within Tesla’s supervised Level 2 system, with drivers legally responsible for control.
- NHTSA earlier opened a separate investigation into FSD after reports of red-light running and wrong-way driving by vehicles using the system.