Autonomous driving: Tesla accused of deceiving its customers once again

The serious accusations of deception against Tesla regarding its autonomous driving technology call into question the reliability of the promises made by the manufacturer. While Elon Musk has continuously praised the merits of his autonomous driving system, the concrete results of this technology struggle to impress. With stagnation in performance and unmet expectations, it is legitimate to wonder: Has Tesla reached its limits, or is this simply a new setback in its quest for excellence?

Unfulfilled promises and stagnant performance

Since the launch of version 13 of the Full Self-Driving (FSD) system in December 2024, owners have been waiting for significant progress that seems to be non-existent. The system has shown no major advancement, with data indicating a distance of 371 km between critical disengagements, a figure that stagnates compared to the promised improvements. 🛑

Elon Musk’s expectations versus reality

• 🚀 Version 13: Promise of 5-6 times more distance between disengagements.
• 📊 Real data: Improvement of barely 2 times for hardware 4.
• ⚠️ Hardware 3 owners: Still limited to version 12, with no updates.

These unrealistic expectations raise doubts about Tesla's transparency. The updated version, 13.2.9, even exhibited lower performance than its predecessors, highlighting the technical challenge the company faces.

The pilot program strategy: a smokescreen?

To cope with its difficulties, Tesla has recently directed its efforts toward a robotaxi pilot program in Austin. This approach may create the appearance of progress, but raises questions about the transferability of improvements to regular customers. 🌍

Features of the pilot program

• 📍 Restricted geographical area around Austin.
• 🛠️ Intensive use of teleoperation.
• 🔧 Specific optimization of algorithms for a controlled environment.

This raises the question of whether these advancements will be applied on a national scale. Teleoperation, while promising, seems difficult to deploy for millions of vehicles. This limited model may turn out to be just a way to obscure Tesla's significant delays in autonomy technology.

A warning on current hardware and customer controversies

Tesla users who have invested in FSD since 2016 find themselves in a delicate position. The promise of an autonomous vehicle fades as the technical limitation of current hardware is brought to light. ⚠️

The mismatch between the initial promise and the current reality raises questions about the brand's ethos. Customers in France, for instance, find themselves forced to take legal action, demanding transparency from Tesla regarding the actual capabilities of its systems. It is telling that even after admitting that HW3 would never support unsupervised autonomous driving, the brand continues to make promises about future versions that, so far, have not kept their promises. 💔

An uncertain future for autonomy at Tesla

As the technology of other companies, like Waymo, Baidu, and Nuro, continues to advance, Tesla seems to struggle to justify its claims. Investors and consumers are starting to worry about the direction of the company. The question remains: Is Tesla on the verge of fulfilling its promises, or is it losing its way in the competitive world of autonomous technologies? 🔍

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