FSD 13.3 or 13.4

phxazcraig

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Seems like there was a lot of pressure to get v13 features out with the holiday update, and now that 12.6.1 is out for HW3, Tesla isn't telling us what's coming next or when. Perhaps the FSD team got a week off.

It could be that the next 'big' release will be getting the Cybertruck up to true v13.2.2 speed, with reverse capability, etc.

Aside from the 'coming features' in the release notes, I have no idea what Tesla is working on for the next release, although I assume it has to do with parking.
 

PrescottAZRichard

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Looks like 13.2.6 went out to quite a few cars and now has slowed down to a stop. Maybe that means a decent jump is in the works ‘soon’ ? 13.2.2 was very good today going around a car being towed on a narrow curvy mountain road with a double yellow. It seemed to understand that we were being waved along into the oncoming traffic lane, did so very naturally:) . That almost makes up for it trying to make a left out of a parking lot exit that was right turn only every time.
 

PrescottAZRichard

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Man, I am ready for an update. 13.2.8 has spoiled me to the point where the consistent minor issues are starting to take a toll on my patience. Where’s the scuttlebutt on the next version coming ‘soon’? Seems eerie quiet out there…
 

phxazcraig

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I'll speculate. It's been since September since newer features of V13 were last updated in the release notes. The fact that we not only haven't seen these updates (3x this and that), we haven't even heard a whisper about them. I think we have a combination of issues.

First, the team has been focused on other FSD promises since September, including foreign country releases, and then robotaxis. There must be a ton of enforced learning there that will have to benefit the rest of us when we get it.

Second, that last part of V13 sounds like it was tougher than expected - save the hardest parts for last. I think parking lots alone and parking in general is probably a lot harder that driving on the highway. This part doesn't really stress the vision system or need speedy reflexes. It needs a competent planner, which it obviously lacks in 13.2.8. I still don't know how they do neural net training on a particular task (like mastering parking lots), but perhaps their initial plan didn't get the results needed.

That said, what's next for us? I think v13.3 - or jump to v14.x. If the robotaxi work pays off, perhaps jump right to it.
 
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