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From boarding the car to being dropped off at a local gym, the couple documented the entire experience in a video and dropped it on Instagram.
Despite its name, Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) is not yet fully autonomous. (Photo Credits: X
Self-driving cars have gained much popularity around the world over the last few years, with Elon Musk’s Tesla being a prominent name in the industry. Autopilot is a standard feature available in every Tesla model. For enhanced experience, customers are required to purchase or subscribe to Full Self-Driving (FSD), which enables semi-autonomous navigation, responsive to traffic lights and signals, lane change assistance and self-parking. To test the technology, a Tesla owner recently did a lighthearted experiment, and the result was not what he might have expected.
Using the FSD feature, the man from the US, Zach Jenkins, instructed his Tesla to pick a random location for a fun ride. While he was expecting an unusual place, the automatic navigation system took him to the gym. The unexpected detour left Jenkins and his wife in stitches.
From boarding the car to being dropped off at a local gym, the couple documented the entire experience in a video and dropped it on Instagram. “This car thinks it’s funny,” Jenkins wrote in the caption of the reel. His post caught the attention of many social media buffs and Tesla fans alike, as the comment section was filled with laughing emojis.
One of the viewers quipped, “I thought the car would take him to the graveyard.” “I thought heaven,” added another. One user sarcastically said, “I guessed the car would be sassy, but I expected it to be a church.”
“This is the funniest thing on the internet,” admitted an individual. “The Tesla might have tried to play you,” said a user. The video has garnered 31 million views and 1.8 million likes since being dropped on Instagram.
Despite its name, FSD seems not to be fully autonomous. It demands driver supervision and is classified as SAE Level 2 automation. Tesla’s approach relies on a camera-based neural network, making it stand out from competitors like Waymo that utilise lidar and detailed 3d maps. The system gets frequent updates via over-the-air software releases, enhancing its power and capabilities over time.
Tesla Motors was founded by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning in 2023, with Elon Musk being one of their early investors. He took over the leadership role in 2008. In the same year, the company launched its first car, the Tesla Roadster.
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