Overview

• A Tesla Model 3 equipped with the latest Full Self-Driving (FSD) version veered off the road, hit a tree, and flipped, leaving the driver with minor injuries.
• The crash occurred while the driver, Wally, was using FSD v13.2.8 with Tesla's Hardware 4, and he reported having no time to intervene.
• Tesla's FSD technology, classified as Level 2 automation, places crash responsibility on the driver, despite limitations in the system's performance.
• Critics point to Tesla's vision-based system, which lacks radar or LiDAR, as struggling in edge cases like poor lighting or road markings.
• The incident comes as Tesla plans to launch a robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, raising questions about the readiness of its autonomous technology.