Tesla’s Full Self-Driving tech is currently in public beta testing, which means that the automaker allows a subset of its owners to download the software to their cars. Over the weekend, Tesla released FSD beta 10.3 and users started reporting issues almost immediately. Since Tesla’s PR department is essentially CEO Elon Musk’s Twitter account, he took to social media to outline the process to fix problems with the beta.
Drivers reported issues with vehicle safety systems after updating.Tesla
Musk tweeted that public beta version 10.3 was rolled back to 10.2. “Please note, this is to be expected with beta software,” he said. Issues began popping up with Tesla owners on various forums and on social media. Drivers reported that cars shut off active safety features without their input and some noted that their forward collision warnings and automatic emergency braking systems malfunctioned, causing the cars to apply the brakes without any apparent danger in the road ahead.
A new beta was released this morning with fixes for the problems.Tesla
Early this morning, Musk tweeted again to note that beta version 10.3.1 is rolling out now, which would re-update users to the latest version with fixes. All of this illustrates how FSD is not final and has a way to go before it’s ready for showtime. Developing software of any type is difficult work, made even harder by the fact that public roads are so unpredictable at times. So, while Tesla’s public beta approach, which puts unproven functions into the hands of everyday drivers, may not be the most palatable for many of us on the roads at the same time, it’s certainly netting the company plenty of data to work with.