What happened

The driver assistance program, which was mistakenly called “Full Self-Driving,” has been repeatedly criticized for putting Tesla drivers at risk when they dare to use it on public roads. Now, Truist Securities analyst William Stein, who is banned from buying Tesla stock because he works for the manufacturer, explained: technology is not ready for market.

Stein nearly hit another car that was “partially completing a right turn.”

My quick action was absolutely necessary to prevent a sudden accident.
– wrote on Monday.

Stein was shocked to find that he was “able to turn his head completely off the road” while driving through the New York suburbs and that not a single safety system was working. He said the car was unresponsive for “20 to 40 seconds before it gave a warning.”

Even when the police signaled with their hands to allow the funeral procession to pass, the FSD failed to stop the vehicle.

Citing Musk’s repeated promises that it would enable true self-driving, Stein concludes that FSD “is ​​truly amazing, but it doesn’t even come close to solving the problem of autonomy.”

Results

This report stands out from the rest because of Stein himself and his position. It’s unlikely that he’ll change anything too much, as the company has done something so long ago. However, FSD is still pretty underdeveloped, and we saw a report not too long ago that claimed Tesla was involved in some kind of scam by installing Autopilot to make things better for certain famous bloggers and influencers, and therefore provide better service online.

Stein’s experience is reminiscent of several other near-misses involving Tesla’s driver-assistance software, many of them fatal, which have prompted an investigation by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Despite numerous updates released over the years to customers willing to pay up to $8,000 for the privilege of testing the system, the software is still not ready. And users seem to understand this, as we know many of them give up on FSD shortly after they start using it.