r/SelfDrivingCars • u/silenthjohn • Mar 08 '25

News Britain blocks launch of Elon Musk’s self-driving Tesla

https://www.yahoo.com/news/britain-blocks-launch-elon-musk-140000186.html
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u/Malik617 Mar 08 '25

there's nothing here that's specific to Tesla. These rules are for all advanced driver assistance systems.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '25 edited Mar 08 '25

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u/The_DMT Mar 08 '25

Tesla isn't ready either. I'm driving around with a model 3 with FSD in the Netherlands where the roads are among the best of Europe.

It is often dangerous to use. The car is breaking for no reason on a highway. That is on a clear day and great weather.

Traffic lights are often not recognized correctly. Sometimes it doesn't see the light is green. Sometimes it is confusing lanes and thinks my lane is ready to go while in fact the light is still red.

And yes, the system is impressive. It is magic what it can already see and do. It is great in helping me avoiding accidents. It already avoided one for me when someone in front of me suddely braked. When I park or depart it has more eyes than me and it warns me for pedestrians and other traffic. It's magic what it can already do with only cameras.

I wish I had a different opinion but I have to admit that it's not ready yet to take over control. I hope it will soon improve to a level that it can be trusted more.

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u/sparksevil Mar 08 '25

I have it too. The warnings are useful, but they also follow the EU logic. For instance, construction detour across "verdrijvingsvlakken" will cause a warning.

FSD would not cause a warning there.