Tesla FSD 12.3 Update: Improvements in Handling Pedestrians and Traffic

Tesla's FSD 12.3 update shows improvements in handling pedestrians, traffic, and aggressive driving, but still struggles with navigation, slow speed limits, and misinterpreting the intentions of other vehicles, and needs to drive more assertively and faster to keep up with traffic flow 

Questions to inspire discussion

• What improvements does Tesla's FSD 12.3 show?

  —Tesla's FSD 12.3 shows improvements in handling pedestrians, traffic, and aggressive driving, but still struggles with navigation, slow speed limits, and misinterpreting the intentions of other vehicles.

• What issues does Tesla's FSD 12.3 still have?

  —Tesla's FSD 12.3 still needs to drive more assertively and faster to keep up with traffic flow, and it has issues with navigation, slow speed limits, and misinterpreting the intentions of other vehicles.

• How does Tesla's FSD 12.3 handle traffic and pedestrians?

  —Tesla's FSD 12.3 impressively handles pedestrians, cyclists, and gates, showing significant improvement over previous versions, but still needs to take over occasionally.

• What are the navigation issues with Tesla's FSD 12.3?

  —Tesla's FSD 12.3 may take a strange route and encounter issues with navigation in parking lots, and it needs to be more assertive and accelerate more quickly.

• What is the overall performance of Tesla's FSD 12.3?

  —Tesla's FSD 12.3 has made improvements in recognizing traffic signals and handling aggressive driving, but still struggles with navigation and slow speed limits.

Key Insights

Advancements in Autonomous Driving Technology

• 🚶‍♂️ The Tesla FSD is impressively negotiating with pedestrians and cyclists, showing promising progress in autonomous driving technology.
• 🚗 The Tesla FSD's decision to change lanes and take a different direction shows advanced thinking and planning capabilities.
• 🛴 The visualization of people on scooters as if they're walking adds a unique and interesting perspective to the scene.
• 🛣️ The ability of the FSD to switch between different driving modes on the highway is a fascinating and important feature.
• 🚗 The Tesla FSD is showing improvement in handling speed limits and driving situations, but still has room for growth in accuracy and aggressiveness.
• 🚗 It should be able to find a parking place, I'm very curious to see what it'll do.
• 📈 Version 12.3 of the Tesla FSD software is "demonstrably better" than version 11, marking a complete rewrite and significant progress in just 15 months.

Human Factors in Full Self-Driving

• 🚗 Full self-driving is difficult because of unpredictable human drivers, not because of the car's capabilities.
• 🧠 The driver noticed a change in the driving experience, feeling a more human quality to the car's behavior.
• 🛑 "It should be more assertive coming off of that and it should accelerate more quickly going through the intersection."
• 🤖 Tesla FSD 12.3 is way more human-like, passing the spouse test with no problem at all.
• 🚗 Despite some navigation issues, the FSD did not require disengagement and provided a comfortable and predictable driving experience.

User Experience and Integration of AI

• 🤖 The integration of large language models with humanoid robots raises the possibility of individual profiles, allowing the AI to be more fine-tuned towards each person.
• 👍 I would have been super happy with the whole thing, amazing job folks, and I can't wait to see what everybody else thinks.

#HerbertOng #DrKnowItAll

Clips 

• 00:00 🚗 Tesla's FSD 12.3 update shows significant improvement in handling pedestrians and traffic, with occasional need for driver intervention.
  • Dr. noall discusses his experience with version 12.3 of Tesla's full self-driving software, including testing the automatic speed offset and navigating through traffic.
  • Tesla's Full Self-Driving version 12.3 is impressively handling pedestrians, cyclists, and gates, showing significant improvement over version 11.
  • The speaker tests Tesla's FSD 12.3, noting improvements in smoothness and decision-making, but still needs to take over occasionally.
  • The speaker demonstrates Tesla's Full Self-Driving capabilities, highlighting its ability to navigate traffic and handle unpredictable human behavior.
  • The Tesla FSD 12.3 update showed the car making unexpected lane changes, but it was actually thinking ahead and it turned out to be a good thing.
  • The navigation system took a strange route to the gym, but it should be fine now.
• 06:44 🚗 Tesla's FSD 12.3 update needs to drive more assertively and accelerate quicker, as it is driving too slow and making mistakes.
  • Tesla's FSD 12.3 update gives the car a more human-like driving quality.
  • The car made a mistake by driving in the wrong lane and should have stayed in the correct lane until the turn.
  • The speaker discusses the need to override the auto max speed setting on their Tesla FSD 12.3 because it is driving too slow, even though the speed limit is higher.
  • The Tesla FSD 12.3 update needs to be more assertive and accelerate more quickly, as it is driving too slow for the conditions and not meeting the speed expectations in the United States.
• 10:01 🚗 Tesla FSD 12.3 update improves driving experience with more conservative and human-like behavior, but struggles with navigation and needs to drive faster to keep up with traffic flow.
  • The speaker experiences some navigation issues while testing the Tesla FSD 12.3 and plans to do a drive back to the office and then home.
  • The speaker tests Tesla FSD 12.3 and wonders what their students think of their appearance after working out.
  • The Tesla FSD 12.3 update results in the car driving itself in a more conservative and human-like manner, but it needs to drive faster to keep up with traffic flow.
  • The visualization of Tesla's FSD 12.3 is interpreting the neural network's actions, but it is slow at stop signs and behaves differently in terms of acceleration and braking.
  • The Tesla FSD 12.3 update provides a smoother and more gentle driving experience, with improved acceleration and deceleration.
• 15:14 🚗 Tesla's FSD 12.3 update shows improvements in handling aggressive driving and lane changes, but still needs improvement in planning and navigation.
  • Tesla's FSD 12.3 update may allow for individual profiles to be integrated with large language models, allowing for a more personalized driving experience.
  • The car handled some aggressive driving and lane changes fairly well, but there were some hesitations and potential issues with lane changes.
  • Tesla's FSD 12.3 update may use large language models to learn optimal driving paths from anonymized fleet data, but it still lacks the local knowledge of an expert driver.
  • Tesla's FSD 12.3 still needs improvement in planning and navigation, but it is showing better behavior overall.
  • The speaker tests Tesla's FSD 12.3 and encounters navigation issues in a parking lot due to new gates and pillars.
  • The speaker will continue discussing Tesla FSD 12.3 while driving home from work, navigating to a location close to their home but not exactly their home.
• 21:43 🚗 Tesla FSD 12.3 struggles with slow speed limits and traffic, has issues with auto max speed and stopping on railroad tracks, and still misinterprets the intentions of other vehicles.
  • The Tesla FSD 12.3 is slow and struggles to navigate through traffic, prompting the speaker to disengage and force it to go in a different direction.
  • The Tesla FSD 12.3 update is driving well, but the speed limits are too slow and need to be improved.
  • Tesla's FSD 12.3 has issues with auto max speed and stopping on railroad tracks, and the speaker will likely turn off the auto max speed feature.
  • Traffic lights are causing congestion, and the speaker is navigating through student areas with the possibility of encountering reckless behavior.
  • Tesla's FSD 12.3 has made improvements in recognizing traffic signals and not making assumptions about parked cars, but still has issues with misinterpreting the intentions of other vehicles.
  • The speaker discusses the visualization of people on various modes of transportation.
• 27:56 🚦 Tesla FSD 12.3 struggles with traffic lights in Athens, causing backups and frustration for the speaker, who suggests better infrastructure and coordination to improve traffic flow.
  • City of Athens has terrible traffic light management and planning, resulting in consistent traffic snarls due to lights not being sequenced properly.
  • Traffic lights are random and cause backups, making it difficult to drive through intersections, and the speaker feels justified in complaining about it.
  • Traffic flow can be improved with better infrastructure and coordination, which is not as difficult as building a rocket ship.
  • The speaker critiques Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) system for making a poor lane choice and discusses their own preferred lane strategy for navigating traffic lights.
  • The speaker finds it frustrating to deal with a long traffic light and tries to avoid it to save time on their commute.
• 32:15 🚗 Tesla FSD 12.3 update shows improvements in highway performance, parking lot driving, and human-like driving, but still has issues with navigation data and making correct turns.
  • The speaker is disappointed with the Tesla FSD's performance on the highway and notices a shift back to the old stack, but finds it interesting that the car turned blue.
  • The speaker discusses the improvements in Tesla's FSD 12.3, noting that the steering wheel nag is less frequent and the car gives too much space on the highway, but in traffic, it needs to keep a tighter distance.
  • Tesla's FSD 12.3 is able to handle external changes and navigate, but it still has issues with navigation data and making correct turns.
  • The Tesla FSD 12.3 is handling parking lot driving situations better, with improved speed limit recognition and more appropriate driving speeds.
  • The speaker tests Tesla's Full Self-Driving feature to see if it can find a parking spot and pull over to the side of the road, and observes that it stops close to the curb but not too close.
  • The new Tesla FSD 12.3 update has improved human-like driving and smoothness, making it pass the spouse test easily.
• 40:19 🚗 Tesla's FSD 12.3 update improves navigation and behavior, but is critiqued for being too passive, with the next versions expected to make significant progress.
  • Tesla's FSD 12.3 software update has improved navigation and behavior, but there are still issues that need to be worked on.
  • The Tesla FSD 12.3 update in assertive mode drives slower and less aggressively, which may be dissatisfying for assertive drivers.
  • The speaker critiques Tesla's Full Self Driving for being too passive and chill, which is not acceptable for their assertive driving personality.
  • The speaker is impressed with the Tesla FSD 12.3 beta, but suggests the need for an additional assertive mode and mentions that other drivers have not found differences between the existing modes.
  • Tesla's FSD 12.3 software update is a complete rewrite and the next versions are expected to make unprecedented progress, with version 12.5 or 12.6 set to "blow your mind."
  • The Tesla FSD 12.3 performed well in terms of safety and driving, with only a few minor issues, and the speaker is looking forward to hearing others' experiences.

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