Tesla has released a «simplified» version of Full Self-Driving v13 – many of the announced improvements will appear «in the future»

Tesla has started distributing a simplified version of Full Self-Driving (FSD) v13 to some external customers. The company is doing this in order to avoid a two-month delay in the schedule, although many of the promised features have not yet been implemented in this update.

In recent months, Tesla has started publishing monthly «updates to the AI roadmap» so that owners can monitor progress toward the goal of introducing unsupervised autopilot by the end of the second quarter of 2025.

The expected FSD v13 was supposed to be the main update in October. However, due to the low level of readiness, the update was moved to the November roadmap. However, even at the end of November, it was not possible to realize all the declared capabilities.

A few hours before the end of November, Tesla released a simplified version of v13 and v13.2 for early access customers in the United States.

What’s new in the Full Self-Driving v13 update:

• 36 Hz, full resolution video inputs AI4
• Native AI4 inputs and neural network architectures
• Data scaling by 4.2 times
• 5x increase in computing power for training (thanks to the Cortext cluster)
• Reducing the photon-to-control delay by half
• Speed profiles on city streets and highways
• Start FSD (in assisted mode) from parking at the touch of a button
• Integrated parking, reversing and parking functions
• Improved predictions to avoid collisions
• Improved camera cleaning
• Redesigned controller for smoother, more accurate tracking
• Dynamic rerouting of routes around blocked roads, reflecting changes in the route detected by the fleet

Future improvements:

• 3x increase in model size
• 3x increase in the length of the model context
• Audio inputs for better handling of emergency vehicles
• Improved forecasts for navigation
• Improving false braking and slow driving in parking lots
• Support for destination options, including stops, parking at points, driveways, or garages
• Effective presentation of maps and navigation data
• Improved handling of camera blackouts

Many of the features in the «future improvements» category, including a threefold increase in model size and context length, were mentioned in plans for FSD v13, which was to be released in November.

However, the most significant feature that affects the increase in the number of miles between driver interventions is already included – the ability to leave, reverse and park.

Source: electrek