Should Teenagers Be Using Tesla's Full Self Driving?

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This week we’ll get into the mind of a 16 year old, my nephew who just got his license to try the latest version of Teslas full self driving. We’ll find out how teenagers feel about Tesla, Elon Musk, FSD and the future of EVs, all that and more starts right now.

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0:00 - Intro
1:30 - Win a Tesla, Rivian or an Iioniq 5
1:11 - Sponsor
1:23 - Some experience with Tesla
2:26 - Herky Jerky
4:16 - Ready to take over
6:19 - Two populations FSD is critical for
9:44 - Robotaxi
10:47 - Is FSD Worth it right now?
12:47 - Could this make you over confident?
14:14 - Better than a human?
15:52 - That’s super human
16:16 - Let’s see what it does
17:27 - What teens think about EVs vs Gas cars
17:59 - FSD in a parking lot
20:59 - Final thoughts: Is it worth it?
21:35 - Bonus footage

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[sarim]

honestly I think teens shouldn't rely on FSD, they should just practice being on the road driving manually whenever they can, so their driving skills can get better.

[TeNgaere]

Try a 91 year old grandmother. FSD works perfectly for me.

[rhackenb]

Kids need to learn how to drive without any software help. Once they mastered that, they can start using FSD. I was impressed with how well FSD actually worked. What caught my attention at the very end was where the guy was near the crosswalk but wasn't intending to cross. He waved and the car moved on. Not sure what the car was interpreting, the hand wave or his backing away from the crosswalk.

[davidwilkie]

Super rational good idea, no habits to unlearn and super vigilant quick reactions like the robot.

Great Aunty.

[raybod]

Teen? I’m elderly and hoping for full self-driving, then I’m buying!

[MSR]

Adding "Did You Know" is Awesome! Please keep using it in future videos! Very informative!

[dscarty]

Not a teen but with FSD for years my foot is on the giddy up pedal most of the time. Also I live for roundabouts with FSD. So good!

[DxMilla]

I let my 16 year old nephew drive it, while I drove the rental car lol. And he got two autopilot strikes in 70 mile trip haha

[ryanreeves]

They shouldn’t be using it until they have about 10000 hours of driving experience imo. I’m a huge FSD advocate but kids need to learn corner cases as well. If they only plan on having a Tesla w FSD then the point is irrelevant.

[jamesp]

My opinion is that kids should learn to drive with their parents without blindspot warnings or any adaptive driving. I don't know when the best time is to start using driver assist and FSD. They might develop a dependency on it before they really understand how to drive but I also hope that all these tools will eventually bring down premiums for teens that use technology to help drive or drive. Insurance is crazy high

[thetriplees]

Personally as a teen myslef, I find myself using it all the time on the highway, especially after a long day of school! Using FSD itself on city streets is more of a party trick IMO and the car is so fun to drive itself! Definatley a cool feature tho and it almost does better than me in unfamiliar confusing places! Way to go TESLA!

[GreyEagle]

Kim is making want to buy a tesla...not sure what model have to keep watching videos

[billbell]

I posted this somewhere on X that I can't find. Once FSD in un-supervised Tesla should develop a driving instructor mode. Tie into Grok for voice input/response.

[ascendantP]

6 ft 1 in at 16? If he works hard at the gym, then he can be a real ball player

[hibob]

I look forward to the day when I can turn over both driving duties _and_ legal responsibility to the manufacturer, and take a nap or watch a movie on my commute. Until then, it's a little questionable to advocate it as a solution for inexperienced or elderly drivers. And, in my opinion, _crazy_ irresponsible to even suggest it for intoxicated drivers. "FSD was on!" is not a viable defense in any jurisdiction, at this point. It's not a safe way to get home when you're still risking arrest, even if it were perfectly safe. Use a DD, get an Uber, call mom, whatever. Don't get behind the wheel.

[paulbelletiere]

you can literally be sitting in the car and just by sitting in the car you can get a DUI you’re not allowed to be in a car and be intoxicated. It’s against the law.

[Vanessadelanoy]

Love this! Wanting to trade up from my RAV4 hybrid (which I love!!) to model Y exactly for this reason. Our 15 year old got his permit and will start driving in a few months. 😅

[aussieuGA]

To be honest, 22:32 was a brilliant observation! The man clearly looked like he was about to cross.

[ronin]

I noticed he waved people to go a couple of times while the car was stopped. I find that very interesting for a couple of reasons.

First, in both situations, i would have waved for them to go as well but that also means I assumed the car was waiting for them to go. Because what if I waved but then my car decided to go? We would have had one of those awkward moments of "am I going, are you going." Kinda like, wave for them to go but then I start to go and at the same time they start to go. Then we both stop because we dont know who's going first.

But it seems to me, your nephew was confident his car stopped to let the other car go. Thats some crazy osmosis wizardry stuff going on between the driver and fsd lol, but it also means fsd is truly thinking like a human.

The 2nd point is should we be waving people to go since we truly don't know if fsd is about to go at the same time we wave? Should we just patiently wait without any hand gestures to see what fsd is truly thinking? Also, what if the other car waves for me to go? Fsd doesnt read hand gestures from other cars (yet, lol). I know the answer is to take over and make the decision yourself but man, will we ever get to that point with fsd going when another person waves for it to go?

Wild stuff.

[TITTO_Transport]

My daughter is 15 and I’ve been teaching her to drive, once a week, since she was 11 here in PA. Since she turned 15 in June, she’s been driving my 2021 Model 3, with me, 3 times a week. I can honestly say, she’s a better driver than the FSD. I don’t know if it’s because my car still relies on the sensors for FSD, but it breaks hard when approaching red lights or stopped vehicles in front of it, then inches forward to a safe distance, making drivers behind me angry for driving that way. It also shifts to the left lane when passing vehicles, but then it stays in the left lane while other cars behind it are trying to pass it and are forced to illegally pass on the right. Other than that, the drive is smooth enough for me to start using it when doing Uber, with minor help from me on the situations explained above.