Tesla's FSD 12.4.3 First Impressions & Major Challenge in Chicago

This was filmed on July 5th, 2024 - Tesla's latest version of Full Self-Driving v12.4.3 was used in this video. This is v2024.15.15 of the software, released on Monday, July 5th, 2024 to original group testers.

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I first received FSD (Beta) 10.3 back on October 24th, 2021 as a '99' safety score driver.

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-Location: Chicago area - Northwest Suburbs
-Vehicle: 2019 Tesla Model 3 Long Range, Rear Wheel Drive, HW3 Intel
-S/W Status: Full Self-Driving Supervised enabled, Premium Connectivity

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01:46 - FSD Won't Turn On
03:36 - Turning Left from the Wrong Lane
05:27 - Excellent Merge onto Highway
06:00 - Poor Lane Changes
07:48 - Scary Reaction to Merging Cars
09:23 - Lower Wacker Dr
11:10 - Hesitating for Right Turn
11:35 - GPS Connectivity Issues
13:19 - Sub Lower Wacker Dr
14:00 - Blocked Road
14:25 - Encounter w/ Chicago Police
16:20 - Misses Green Light Opportunity
17:22 - Mixed Feelings about FSD
18:20 - Huge But Very Important Edge Case
20:32 - Horrible Human Driver
21:15 - FSD Moves Proactively Before the Light Turns Green

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[ronbenfield]

Best edited FSD video I’ve ever seen. So easy to follow what was going on. First time I’ve seen your videos but not the last.

[teslamac]

Thanks Jon, that was fun. I can’t believe you let the car do its thing for so long when it gets confused. I have a limit for how poorly it can behave for other drivers. You’re way more tolerant than I am.

And who knew there was a lower lower wackier!

[tedgoldman]

I have 4.3 as well. Most YouTubers say it's perfect. Even with my simple driving and destinations I find it uncomfortable. So thanks for bringing reality to FSD. Yes, so much progress, but for the everyday driver who is not a test pilot, it's still early. Thx!

[mz.cherri]

This is THE best FSD video Eva! Thank you for your bravery 😂

[ronbenfield]

Best edited FSD video I’ve ever seen. So easy to follow what was going on. First time I’ve seen your videos but not the last.

Monsters and trolls and rats… 😂

[dipamvasani]

such a fun video haha, can't believe I didn't find your channel sooner

[DoNotWooHooMySim]

LOL dude, the editing was hilarious. great stuff, subbed

[mkrisch]

I love your video, a FSD user myself I love watching others experience with it, especially in a major metro area. New subscriber today!

[mattesrocket]

this video gets a cult status how you let fsd "explore" the underworld of Chicago.
Hey, the car is just curious! 😁 It wants to see the world.
And we have seen something, we have never seen before 🤩

[teerex]

You just earned a subscriber! I believe in the tech and feel it is just a matter of time before robotaxis exist. However your videos give a realistic view where FSD shines and where it fails miserably. Keep up the good work and I’ll continue to watch!

[joshuageorge]

You are my new favorite FSD YouTuber 🎉

[epcalderhead]

Many great training scenarios! FSD seems so close yet so far away.

[turbuls]

Chicago.. 😱 this city is the right place for harsh training of FSD.😅😅😅 Thanks for your patient driving!

[meganote]

Thanks. Nice work! Looks like a very stressful FSD drive, and you're braver than I am. You're right about it being schizophrenic. Some days it's perfect, other days it just seems to lose its mind. I'm still on 12.3.6.

[tropicana]

Best fsd commentary so far that Ive seen. Subscribed.

[tobyjessup]

It has achieved visiting tourist driving level.

[s_k]

Thank you, very nice video. FSD is not yet ready for Chicago.

[bnjiodyn]

Love the unbiased review. Long time FSD owner too. I went all in on Tesla when Musk gave his first demo drive of FSD 12.0, my reasoning was notwithstanding cars, deep-learning will leapfrog from cars to Optimus, because a lot of factory jobs are simple and idiot proofable .

[nimasahabi]

I think your video exposes the flaws of the system. This proves that alot of work is still needed to solve for true FSD. Hopefully these issues can be solved soon.

[KineticEV]

It may not have initiated FSD from the start because you were parked and the line next to you was a solid white line but noticed that as soon as you traversed the white line it went into FSD.