Alex

AI + real-world autonomy (FSD) + emerging tech. Connecting the dots from chips → products → impact. Practical takeaways.

[Alex @Alex4Changes]

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Parking? I’ve had it go the wrong way in a parking lot, it randomly picks parking spaces that make no logical sense. When leaving a parking lot it chooses to go towards the busiest area for pedestrians vs exit away from the stores. It’s pretty bad in my experience.

Driving is also dangerous compared to pre 14.2.2. It has phantom braking, turning. Stutters frequently. Responds to shadows, birds flying by etc. The only place it seems to be “ok” is the freeway, but around the surface streets I’m almost ready to not use FSD it’s gotten so dangerous.

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Congrats. Now, do something challenging, drive somewhere local, to/from the grocery store, kids school, bank, friends house.

While I see it works well on the freeway it still has a lot of issues, especially the 14.2/14.3 branches. The turned up sensitivity has created phantom braking, responds to shadows/shade, makes stupid navigation moves even when the map is right. It also stutters the steering, brakes, and acceleration regularly. It’s more unpredictable and less smooth than version 13 branch.

I’ve been very disappointed.

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@wholemars Fix phantom braking, fix ridiculous reasoning on routing choices, fix unpredictable behaviors

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@wholemars Yeah, that’s not my experience. Stuttering, hesitation, and phantom braking mean you need to pay more attention than in builds prior to 14.2.5. Since 14.2.5 it’s been getting worse.

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Not impressed. First drive already had a few marginally critical interventions. 14.x seems to be getting worse with each new build. Stuttering, unpredictable/phantom braking, moving into the wrong lanes, changing its mind which lane on 2 left turns mid turn.

I hoped it would be better but it’s not.

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@Tesla Incoming!!!

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@teslascope @Tesla Incoming.

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@SawyerMerritt Sometimes I have no idea where the car is going on a route.

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@gkisokay 💯

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@JustMyTesla @Tesla_AI I’m not sure it’s mapping but the current state of reasoning capabilities in 14.2.2.5. The car decides at times to not follow the map, which is where I’m concerned

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@mweinbach @wholemars Lots of people want it, including me. I even emailed Tesla a few times asking but no response.

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That’s all assuming the school or teacher is in a space where they can support such a structure. In reality, classrooms and schools are over capacity. Even when they recognize students who can accelerate, the school or teacher doesn’t have the capacity to focus on them, as there is a population that is struggling and taking up all their capacity.

The one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work and is the single biggest failure of our education system.

AI gives students access to unlimited information and questions on their schedule and learning style. Even with a 1-teacher-to-1-student ratio, AI education will be superior. The challenge is how to incorporate group and interactive elements with AI, as this is required as well. We don’t want kids just using AI without social interaction and development.

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@matteopelleg 14.2.2.5 is worse in my view. It can’t manage parking lots or even parking in my driveway anymore.

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@aliromman_ Upgrade the Mac Studio from the 512gb SSD to the 4Tb of the DGX spark and surprisingly the price is the same.

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@BentoBoiNFT I have Claude Cowork/Claude CLI, keeping its heart beating because it breaks nearly every day.

@steipete We need stability or this will lose a lot of fans.

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@forallcurious Politicians and lawyers

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@elonmusk When is 14.3 coming?

Getting pretty frustrated with 14.2.2.5 as it’s not as good as previous versions.

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@Matt_Pinner Democrats will lose

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You actually don’t need that much more range in my view. Sure, I can drive 5 hours straight and I get out of the car hungry, dehydrated, and stiff.

With my Model Y, I typically drive about 2.5-3 hours, stop to charge for 10-15 minutes (which I usually use to hit the restroom, grab a coffee/drink and some food), and I’m on my way. Typically, I spend maybe $25 per 300 miles of driving compared to my wife’s Pilot, which is $80.

When I’m home, my charging is basically free with solar. Even if I used the grid, it’s about $30/mo for an average of 1000 miles. Meanwhile my wife is spending about $80/week for the same mileage.

Can’t beat it.