The release of Tesla’s latest FSD, requires drivers to agree to allow them to collect videos taken by the external and internal cameras of the car in the event of an accident or a serious safety risk. According to Electrek’s report, this will mark the first time Tesla has attached video to specific vehicles and drivers.
Tesla had previously collected video recordings as part of the FSD, but it was only used to train and improve its AI autopilot system. However, under the new agreement, Tesla will now be able to link the video to a specific vehicle. By enabling the FSD beta, I agree that Tesla will collect VIN-related image data from the vehicle’s external camera and cab camera in the event of a serious safety risk or a safety incident such as a collision, the agreement reads.
As Electrek pointed out, these words may indicate that Tesla wants to ensure that it has evidence when its FSD system is blamed for an accident. It may also be used to detect and fix serious problems faster. Although FSD 10.3 was released more widely than the previous beta version, it was quickly withdrawn due to unprovoked forward-collision warnings, unexpected automatic braking and other issues.
At that time, CEO Elon Musk tweeted that such problems existed in the expected range of the beta software, and added- It is impossible to test all hardware configurations with internal QA under all conditions, so it is necessary to conduct a public test.
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However, other drivers on public roads are also unwitting testers. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is currently investigating a driver’s complaint that FSD caused a collision in Brea, California on November 3. The owner said that this caused his Model Y to enter the wrong lane and hit another car. The accident caused considerable damage to both parties.
Tesla is releasing a new beta version to more users with driver safety scores of 98 and above – previously, the release of the beta version was limited to drivers with a perfect score of 100. Tesla charged drivers $199 a month or a one-time charge of $10,000 for this feature, but it failed to achieve autonomous driving within the promised deadline. At present, the FSD system is considered to be a level 2 system-far from the level 4 required for true self-driving.