Tesla FSD v12.3 Review: Improved Smoothness, Confidence, and Safety

Tesla FSD v12.3 in Austin, Texas demonstrates significant improvements in smoothness, confidence, and assertive driving, with better safety, natural stops, improved navigation, and a sense of understanding, showing promising long-term implications for Tesla

Questions to inspire discussion 

• What improvements does Tesla FSD v12.3 show in driving behavior?

  —Tesla FSD v12.3 demonstrates significant improvements in smoothness, confidence, assertiveness, and handling of pedestrians and traffic obstacles, showcasing its potential for widespread adoption.

• How does Tesla FSD v12.3 handle intersections and left turns?

  —The Tesla FSD v12.3 handles left turns, intersections, and blind spots much better than previous versions, showing significant improvement in its driving capabilities.

• What is the overall performance of Tesla FSD v12.3 in Austin, Texas?

  —The Tesla FSD v12.3 in Austin, Texas demonstrates smooth and confident behavior with better safety, natural stops at intersections, and improved navigation, showing promising long-term implications for Tesla.

• Does Tesla FSD v12.3 show any improvement in navigating traffic?

  —Yes, the Tesla FSD v12.3 performs better than the previous version in navigating traffic and making left turns.

• What are the concerns about the behavior of Tesla FSD v12.3?

  —The Tesla FSD v12.3 made a mistake during a lane change, causing confusion for the car behind, but overall did not cause any issues.

Key Insights

• 🚗 FSD 12.3 feels very natural and the stops at the stop signs were really nice.
• 🚦 The new version demonstrates better navigation in complex traffic situations, indicating progress in autonomous driving technology.
• 🚗 "The way it confidently navigates intersections is much improved versus version 11, it goes through the motions a little bit more quickly, assertively, and it's a little bit more human in its control."
• 🛣️ The technology's ability to handle complex driving situations will be crucial for its adoption.
• 🚗 The Tesla FSD V12.3 shows little to no hesitancy in driving, gaining trust from other drivers.
• 🚗 The Tesla FSD v12.3 showed excellent behavior, stopping for pedestrians and letting other cars go, making it the best drive so far.
• 🚗 This drive shows significant improvement over version 11 in smoothness, confidence, and intent, as well as handling pedestrians and arriving at destinations.
• 🧠 Tesla AI team's progress with AI brain driving has long-term implications and is super promising for the future.

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Clips 

• 00:00 🚗 Tesla FSD v12.3 in Austin, Texas is smooth, confident, and assertive, with better safety, natural stops, improved navigation, and a sense of understanding.
  • Driving in Austin, Texas with Tesla FSD v12.3 on assertive mode, experiencing smooth and confident behavior with better safety and natural stops at intersections.
  • The Tesla FSD v12.3 performs better than the previous version in navigating traffic and making left turns.
  • Version 12.3 of Tesla's Full Self-Driving software is more confident and assertive in its driving, providing a sense of understanding and confidence, although there were previous concerns about its aggressiveness.
• 03:03 🚗 Tesla FSD v12.3 shows improvement in handling left turns, intersections, and blind spots, with a minor mistake during a lane change but no major issues.
  • The Tesla FSD v12.3 made a mistake during a lane change, causing confusion for the car behind, but overall did not cause any issues.
  • The Tesla FSD v12.3 handled left turns, intersections, and blind spots much better than previous versions, showing significant improvement in its driving capabilities.
  • Tesla FSD v12.3 successfully navigates a stop sign and clears ballards on 12th Street in Texas with no traffic.
• 06:01 🚗 Tesla FSD v12.3 confidently navigates intersections, accelerates assertively, and exhibits smooth and human-like control, with improved behavior compared to version 11, but did not avoid potholes or manhole covers on the road.
  • The Tesla FSD v12.3 confidently navigates intersections, accelerates assertively, and exhibits smooth and human-like control, with improved behavior compared to version 11.
  • Tesla's FSD v12.3 showed significant improvements in driving behavior, with smoother handling and better decision-making at intersections.
  • Tesla FSD v12.3 did not avoid potholes or manhole covers on the road.
• 09:10 🚗 The Tesla FSD v12.3 demonstrates assertive and safe driving, understanding intent and making completed maneuvers, signaling to the driver when it's time to go.
  • The AI driver in Tesla FSD v12.3 starts moving when the light is green, even if the traffic isn't moving, to show intent and signal to the driver that it's time to go.
  • The Tesla FSD v12.3 successfully navigated various turns and lane changes with assertiveness and safety, showcasing its potential for widespread adoption.
  • The V12.3 Tesla FSD shows little hesitancy, with the car understanding driving intent and making cautious but completed maneuvers.
• 12:44 🚗 Tesla FSD v12.3 successfully completes a U-turn and demonstrates excellent behavior at a crosswalk.
• 14:16 🚗 The Tesla FSD v12.3 drive was impressive with significant improvements in smoothness, confidence, intent, and handling of pedestrians and traffic obstacles, and the Austin skyline is beautiful and the city is booming.
  • The Tesla FSD v12.3 drive was impressive with significant improvements in smoothness, confidence, intent, and handling of pedestrians and traffic obstacles.
  • The Austin skyline is beautiful and the city is booming, as seen from a bridge over Lady Bird Lake.
• 17:06 🚗 The Tesla FSD v12.3 performed well overall, but had some questionable safety behavior at pedestrian crossings and didn't follow the lane exactly in a construction zone, ultimately successfully navigating left turns, pedestrian obstacles, and a random parking lot.
  • The pedestrian crossing stopped, but the speaker would have kept going as the pedestrian was clear and no one was behind them, questioning the safety behavior of the Tesla FSD.
  • The Tesla FSD v12.3 performed well, making aggressive stops and adjusting to new road patterns, but didn't follow the lane exactly in a construction zone.
  • The Tesla FSD v12.3 successfully navigates left turns, pedestrian obstacles, and a random parking lot, ultimately dropping off the driver at a police station.
• 20:05 🚗 Tesla FSD V12.3 showed huge improvement over version 11, with very smooth and composed driving, promising long-term implications for Tesla.

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