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Christian, conservative, retired geek, Tesla FSD fan. Married since 1979. Two daughters, six grandchildren. Commenting about stuff that interests me.

Georgia
Joined July 2024
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TheNextAlan retweeted
Tesla Self-Driving 14.3.7 is rolling out now!
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TheNextAlan retweeted
Using FSD is far safer than driving manually, as measured over 12 billion miles of its use. Safer by a margin of 2x the miles between collisions! It can do so, because, FSD is trained on corner cases extracted from more than a 1000 lifetimes of driving. It has learnt to accurately predict the probability of collision even for crazy cases such others running red lights, swerving into us, kids running into roads and such. Do watch the full video for some highlights. A no-brainer way to significantly improve your and your family's safety is to get a Tesla with FSD. It also completely takes the stress out of driving. Not saying this just because I work at Tesla, rather that it's genuinely a great product already and is continuing to get even better.
FSD Supervised helps save lives
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TheNextAlan retweeted
They are waiting for FSD 15 before large scale rollout of Robotaxi. Elon and Ashok told us that in the Q1 2026 financials call:
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Tesla FSD V14.3.6 has just started rolling out. Same release notes. Downloading on my Model Y now.
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TheNextAlan retweeted
FSD v14.3.6 incoming!!
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TheNextAlan retweeted
We've completely rebuilt the Android X app from the ground up. It's faster, smoother, and more reliable than the old version in every way. We modernized the foundation so everything just feels better: scrolling, loading, notifications, you name it.
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TheNextAlan retweeted
FSD v14 Lite (for Tesla AI3 hardware vehicles) review. This is the version that’s likely going to wide release.
A few drives and over 100 miles in with the new FSD v14 lite update and here are my thoughts: V14 lite was already quite good and this update brought some HUGE UI improvements which makes it feel so much better. Tesla has added a great Start Self Driving from park change where you now don’t have to confirm by pressing the brake pedal to start FSD from park. Seems like a minor change but it’s a huge quality of life improvement. Tesla has also added the same parking options tab as AI4 cars, when approaching your destination it pulls up the tab to show you your parking options at destination. It shows the blue P and you can press it mid drive as well. Something else to note is Curbside has now been changed to Pull Over just like AI4 FSD v14.3. The Self Driving App has been added in this update just like AI4 cars, it tracks your overall percentage of FSD usage. Doing the math on my current usage/odometer it seems like the tracking started when I installed 2026.8.6. The Self Driving app shows you instructions on how to use FSD too as well as monthly stats. This new update has also brought streaks! Just like AI4 cars it tracks your continuous streak of FSD usage. It also shows you how many days in a row you have used FSD. Got a 100 mile streak tonight and it showed confetti just like AI4. Highway performance is SO good still. Keeps a consistent speed with no unnecessary lane changes and I saw zero left lane camping tonight. It handles high speed curves so perfectly and doesn’t ping pong and it feels so dialed in. Dare I say almost as good as AI4, almost all the way there- just wish it would accelerate stronger in hurry onto the highway when merging from the on ramp. Great lane choices and passing decisions. No traffic so it sat at 2mph slower than it used to when no cars around in standard and hurry but if a quicker car would come by it would speed up a bit. DMS might also be slightly more sensitive but it was dark out, will confirm with some more driving later today. City streets: this update is similar than before but seems to be slightly more confident around city streets. Hurry was a bit quicker than before but I wish it would accelerate slightly stronger in hurry profile only. Really good yellow light performance on the three I encountered and had smooth braking and no overreactions. I did however see the weird turn signal bug for the second time ever tonight at a traffic light so this is still present with this update as well as the slight steering wheel wobble at around 40mph and still way improved over v12.6.4. They definitely improved the way it leaves stop signs and lights though, slightly more linear and smooth acceleration from a stop. Obeyed both no right on red signs I encountered too. Dips and speed bump speed is perfect as it was before too. Most importantly, FSD v14 lite feels so much safer than v12.6.4. Parking might be slightly improved in this build where it took a better approach angle like I mentioned it needs to in the previous build reviews. It still doesn’t straighten out wheel at the end which I would like to see changed. It also still “double stops” when almost done with a parking job backing up to a supercharger space. Speed might be a tad quicker than the last build as well but will get some more parking in later today to confirm my findings. Overall, this update (2026.20.6.10) brought some massive UI changes, quality of life improvements, and really made this update feel like v14 even more. Absolutely incredible what they’ve accomplished with v14 lite on HW3 cars. Feels like I got a new car. Thanks @teslasi and UI teams for all the hard work getting this out and I really hope it rolls wide soon!
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TheNextAlan retweeted
Replying to @wholemars
The car will start to remember your specific interventions and match each person’s individual preferences
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Tesla FSD V14.3.5 has just started rolling out. One new feature: You can now open Camera Preview at any time, even if your Tesla is not in Park. Downloading it on my Model Y right now.
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$TSLA CYBERCAB EMPLOYEE RIDES AT GIGA TEXAS STARTING “SOON” 👀 Massive progress !
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TheNextAlan retweeted
Replying to @JustJake
I was a skeptic. A big one. Then …. - went for a 1 hour test drive. Wow. - booked a 24 hour test drive. Wow wow!! - ordered a MY AWD Premium which took 3 weeks. - 1 month in …. Use FSD 97% of the time. It’s incredible. I really didn’t understand. But it’s way more than the tech. I am so much more relaxed driving. It’s given me back more mental energy to be present with my family. I golfed yesterday in 96 degree heat. When I was done, I had the car cool itself down, summoned it over to me so I didn’t need to walk across parking lot with my clubs, and then drove me home while I sipped on a Gatorade.
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TheNextAlan retweeted
GOOD NEWS 📰 At the recent 2026 Global Digital Economy Conference in Beijing, Tesla Vice President Grace Tao delivered a keynote address, confirming a key milestone in the company’s roadmap: Tesla Optimus will officially enter large-scale mass production by the end of 2026, with the Fremont factory targeting a long-term annual capacity of 1 million units 🔥
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TheNextAlan retweeted
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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TheNextAlan retweeted
FSD v14 Lite is now rolling out to AI3 early-access customers. Based on the feedback, will rollout to more customers over the next few weeks. This build distills the driving behavior from AI4’s v14 series into both the camera and compute config of AI3. It includes destination options and speed profiles on city roads, but more importantly significantly improved safety. We hope you’ll enjoy it, once the build ships wide.
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FSD V14 Lite has just officially started rolling out to @Tesla owners with HW3! It’s finally here! V14 Lite introduces many of the same features for HW3 owners as V14 for HW4 owners, including: • Speed profiles • Start self-driving rom park • Arrival options • and much more!
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TheNextAlan retweeted
Replying to @t_blom
Upcoming releases of FSD will remember your parking preferences, so that the car goes to the right location at your home, office, school drop off, etc. Destination parking is by far the biggest reason people now intervene with FSD. Critical safety interventions are extremely rare.
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TheNextAlan retweeted
This functionality will be there in about 3 months or so
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TheNextAlan retweeted
Tesla FSD 14.3.4 rolling out now
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TheNextAlan retweeted
Replying to @DallasAptGP
I’m not selling any shares
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TheNextAlan retweeted
Time set. $TSLA Usupervised FSD starts NEXT YEAR! LFG!
Replying to @stats_feed
Not Teslas, once unsupervised FSD starts to happen next year
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