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00:00:00 – 00:28:37
The video examines Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta, focusing on its human-like abilities and improved navigation in various complex traffic scenarios, especially under version 12 and its subsequent updates. Throughout a drive in San Jose, the FSD system demonstrates caution, successfully making intricate maneuvers such as yielding to pedestrians, cautiously navigating tight spaces, and handling unprotected turns with increased intelligence and predictiveness. Key challenges include navigating road closures and construction zones, resulting in several critical disengagements that required human intervention. The video highlights significant improvements in decision-making, speed maintenance, and situational awareness, such as effectively interpreting "no right turn on red" signs and handling obstacles like trash cans and narrow roads. The presenter acknowledges that while the FSD Beta has made substantial progress in mimicking human driving behavior and showing a sense of urgency in traffic, further updates are required to address remaining issues, particularly in autonomous navigation during road closures. Overall, the video conveys optimism about future enhancements, especially with the anticipated update for smart summon and auto park features.
00:00:00
In this segment, the video discusses Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) capabilities through a drive in San Jose, noting either the new AI approach using human data is effective or Tesla employees are remotely driving the cars. The narrator praises this version of FSD as the most human-like. Key actions include the car cautiously navigating a parking lot, effectively yielding to pedestrians, and making a complex maneuver across multiple lanes to get into a left turn lane, even if it crossed a solid white line. The video highlights an anticipated update for smart summon and auto park features in the Tesla app.
00:03:00
In this segment of the video, the presenter experiences and analyzes several scenarios while using autopilot. Initially, the presenter fails to notice a pedestrian, highlighting that the car’s sensors outperformed his own perception. However, during a right turn, the autopilot tries to navigate a tight gap between a trash can and another vehicle, triggering the car’s automatic emergency braking and causing it to skid to a stop. The presenter notes that this aggressive braking might be due to a recent incident involving version 12 of the software, where it tapped another car’s bumper. Following this, the car’s visualization replaces models of objects with blobs that provide more information. Lastly, the autopilot hesitates at a closed road while making a left turn, only proceeding when a car approaches from behind, leading to a critical disengagement.
00:06:00
In this segment, the video discusses encountering a fully closed road and the challenges of navigating such closures. Despite knowing it’s not advisable, the vehicle attempts to navigate the closure, prompting a plan to revisit the same road closure later. The creator thanks Patreon supporters for funding a new editing computer, enhancing video production quality. The video shows the vehicle handling a hesitant driver smoothly and version 12’s improved ability to predict and react to other drivers’ behaviors. The vehicle also navigates narrow roads and offsets for pedestrians early. It handles a tricky intersection and arrives at the destination, occasionally stopping in the road instead of pulling over. The creator looks forward to showing more interesting scenarios, including a difficult unprotected left turn.
00:09:00
In this segment of the video, the focus is on analyzing the behavior of a self-driving car as it navigates through various traffic scenarios. The car demonstrates cautious and human-like driving behavior, such as creeping out slowly at blind intersections until it has a clear view before proceeding. It effectively deals with an unprotected turn by waiting for a safer moment to cross, showcasing improved caution compared to earlier versions. Additionally, the car handles a situation involving a bus by moving beside it instead of staying behind, then decisively merging when necessary. The self-driving system also shows patience and reduced assertiveness when performing an unprotected left turn, indicating substantial progress from previous iterations. The segment emphasizes the car’s adaptive learning and the expectation of further improvements in the future, particularly in 2024.
00:12:00
In this part of the video, the driver describes several impressive and human-like maneuvers made by the full self-driving (FSD) beta. The FSD beta navigates complex traffic situations, including crossing the center line to shoot a gap and allowing a car to exit a parking lot rather than blocking it, which was seen as a polite action. However, it also demonstrates some limitations, such as struggling to decide when to pull over and stopping in the middle of the road. A pertinent example includes the car attempting a U-turn at the end of a dead-end road but failing and requiring human intervention. Version 12 showcases a sense of urgency when other cars are present, marking significant progress but still needing improvements, especially in performing complete maneuvers like U-turns without backing up.
00:15:00
In this part of the video, the host evaluates the improved behavior of version 12 of the Tesla Autopilot. Specifically, they appreciate how the vehicle now gives more room to others backing out or maneuvering, compared to version 11. They note significant improvements in maintaining consistent speed, fixing the previous issue of inconsistent speed control. During a right turn, the Autopilot shows a human-like behavior by creeping forward when the car in front doesn’t move immediately at a green light. However, the system struggles with navigating a construction zone, resulting in a dead end and needing human intervention. The Autopilot still lacks the ability to handle road closures and make autonomous decisions in such scenarios, leading to multiple disengagements during the drive.
00:18:00
In this part of the video, the self-driving car encounters several real-world driving challenges and demonstrates notable improvements. Initially, it confidently passes a car slowly approaching a stop sign, which indicates higher intelligence in decision-making compared to typical self-driving cars. It also correctly interprets and adheres to a “no right turn on red” sign for the first time without creeping, showing progress in sign recognition.
Additionally, the car pulls over at a designated pin location rather than following the navigation route, highlighting a disconnect between the navigation system and the driving AI. The car successfully navigates around strategically placed trash cans with ease and accurately detects a dog crossing the street from a considerable distance, adjusting its path to give more room.
The segment concludes with the car performing an unprotected turn more cautiously than in previous versions and preparing for a red light while identifying a mother and her children crossing the street, demonstrating advanced situational awareness and safety prioritization.
00:21:00
In this part of the video, the Full Self-Driving (FSD) system demonstrates thoughtful and cautious driving behavior in various scenarios. It stops early at a stop line to give extra room, unlike a nearby human driver. The system also hesitates at an unprotected left turn due to a pedestrian, handling the situation better than the narrator expected. It makes quick decisions such as accelerating through a yellow light—a human-like reaction. Additionally, the car intelligently navigates around a vehicle making an unexpected left turn and handles a roundabout smoothly. Importantly, the FSD system effectively deals with a construction zone by stopping early and performing a three-point turn when necessary. Overall, the system shows impressive readiness for wider release.
00:24:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker navigates a confusing road with a right turn that appears unclear due to road markings and direction. The steering remains smooth through the entire process. Another unprotected left turn is handled well by the self-driving system, coming to a full stop and carefully proceeding when clear. The speaker expresses that recent turns have improved significantly compared to previous versions. A challenge arises with a road closed to local traffic, causing a critical disengagement when the self-driving system tries to navigate around cones. This part concludes with the speaker summarizing improvements in version 12.3, highlighting better speed maintenance and enhanced behavior at unprotected turns, leading to a more comfortable driving experience.
00:27:00
In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the improvements in the full self-driving beta, highlighting that it is now more human-like and predictable. These enhancements were made in a single update from version 12.2 to 12.3. However, the speaker mentions experiencing three critical disengagements due to road closures, which they believe is a fixable issue. Additionally, there were four non-critical disengagements, with one being caused by the safety systems themselves. The speaker is optimistic that future updates, including the ability for the car to back up on its own, will solve these problems.