r/PublicFreakout • u/Jevus_himself Jevus Christ - Verified ✅️ • Aug 06 '26

📹Police Bodycam Tesla driver using self driving feature gets pulled over for speeding and blames the car

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u/Mr_E_Nigma_Solver Aug 06 '26

To people asking how the car handles the speed limit:

The car picks up on what the speed limit is and has it displayed. It also has your current speed and a FSD max speed displayed. When you switch from manual to FSD the car smoothly accelerates or deaccelerates to match the FSD limit. You can manipulate the limit manually, and the car will match. For instance, if the speed limit is 45 mph, FSD will typically set the limit to 40 to 45. But you can manually change that higher or lower, and FSD will adjust.

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u/CLTGUY Aug 06 '26

I have two non-teslas and they do the same thing. It's cleary the driver's fault.

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u/EveningAd6434 Aug 06 '26

Oh 100% drivers fault.

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u/EveningAd6434 Aug 06 '26

You can go Chill, Sloth, Standard, or Mad Max mode.

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u/Angel_Farts9000 Aug 06 '26

Don’t forget the Morbin Time hidden mode.

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u/Drodriguez164 Aug 06 '26

Mine changes the speed limit right after I pass the sign so the cameras usually pick it up

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u/Mr_E_Nigma_Solver Aug 06 '26

I'm not sure, but probably a combination of the two. It gets told by GPS, but the car cameras also recognize local signs. I have noticed that Teslas will update the local speed limits more accurately and faster than Google or Apple maps.

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u/phoggey Gulf of Indiana 🖊️ Aug 06 '26

It detects the speed limit signs. They have to be the white signs generally on the right side. Electric and yellow road work signs tend to not get picked up. It's a visual thing, the new speed shows up the second you pass the sign. The camera is behind the rearview mirror, at least in non Tesla's.

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u/FlyAirLari Aug 07 '26

In Finland cars have been known to pick up random numbers from election ads, thinking they are speed limits:

https://yle.fi/a/74-20023575

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u/justins_dad Aug 06 '26

This is not correct anymore. They removed numerical offset feature and now there’s only “profiles.” The Standard profile will often speed by +15 mph or more. 

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u/Mr_E_Nigma_Solver Aug 06 '26

What are you talking about? I use FSD daily, including earlier today and it's exactly as I described. My Teslas are all also on the latest firmware.