Despite the delay, many Tesla supporters believe that the v12 update will enable Tesla to deliver on its self-driving promises. Early non-employee testers of the FSD Beta have reported receiving the v12 update. However, the update is still listed as "beta" in the release notes. If the end-to-end neural nets do not work, Tesla may have to abandon its current self-driving hardware.
Key takeaways:
- Tesla has started releasing its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta v12 update, which is expected to introduce end-to-end neural nets, replacing the previous system of controls coded by programmers.
- The update is seen as Tesla's last chance to deliver on its self-driving promises, with many supporters believing that v12 will enable the company to finally achieve this goal.
- Early testers of the FSD Beta who are not Tesla employees have reported receiving the v12 update, with Tesla appearing to be doing a slow rollout starting with these early testers.
- If the end-to-end neural nets do not work, Tesla may have to abandon the idea of making self-driving work on its current hardware as promised.