In a post on X, Elon Musk recently announced that FSD drive modes would be getting a slight rename – Assertive mode will become Hurry mode.
Current Modes
Tesla introduced different FSD driving modes in 2021 so that drivers could pick a driving style that better matched their preference. Before driving profiles, Tesla let drivers pick the distance the vehicle would between the vehicle in front of them.
Currently, drivers with FSD have theee mode options available to them in Autopilot settings screen – chill, standard, and assertive. These three options dictate how far back the vehicle will sit in traffic, as well as how relaxed or aggressively it will maneuver through traffic.
Currently, there isn’t much of a difference between each of these modes besides how much space FSD is willing to leave between vehicles.
New Mode
The new mode naming scheme will be chill, standard, and hurry. We’re not quite sure what the difference between hurry and assertive will be, or if there will be any difference at all. It could be Tesla simply trying to avoid any issues with some NHTSA, or they could have some changes planned for the new hurry mode.
Hurry mode could attempt to stick closer to the speed limit, and change lanes more often to reach the destination sooner, while standard is similar to the current experience, and chill remains a bit more relaxed.
Release Date
At this point, given the sudden announcement of Hurry mode and the renaming – we’re not quite sure when this will be coming to vehicles.
FSD V12.4 was slated for release in mid to late May, but has apparently been delayed, perhaps due to the issues with the Spring Update. As such, if there are changes, we can probably expect the renaming and whatever unique features Hurry mode has – if any – will arrive with FSD V12.5 sometime in the future.
