I got a speeding ticket this weekend while using Tesla’s Full Self-Driving. The car was driving itself in Standard mode on FSD when it took me up to 78 km/h in a 50 km/h zone.
A police officer coming the other way clocked me on radar and pulled me over on the spot. I’d turned FSD on less than two minutes earlier.
Here’s the part that stings. I was showing FSD off to two people who had never experienced it. First time in the car with it. I activated the system, and within a couple of minutes we were sitting on the shoulder with flashing lights behind us.
Let me get one thing out of the way. I’m always responsible for the vehicle when FSD is engaged. I know that. It’s my ticket, and I’ll pay it. This isn’t me trying to pin the fine on Tesla.
However, Tesla used to have something to prevent this and removed it for no reason – leading me to use FSD less often.
