It seems that Tesla is now ramping the discharge of FSD V12.5.1.5 to extra {Hardware} 3 autos. Based mostly on feedback from HW3 Tesla house owners on social media, it seems that the not too long ago launched replace represents an excellent step ahead for the superior driver-assist system.
As famous by Tesla Director of Autopilot Software program Ashok Elluswamy in a latest touch upon social media platform X, the corporate was in a position to obtain comparable efficiency as HW4’s FSD V12.5 launch with a smaller mannequin for {Hardware} 3 autos. He additionally famous that deploying the bigger mannequin required Tesla to “implement a couple of kernels within the compiler to emulate the identical operations which are natively supported on the AI4 {hardware}.”
First Drive of 12.5.1.5 on HW3! Fastened the One Foremost Problem on this route! pic.twitter.com/6RDBIwwD2l
— Rocco Speranza (@R0cco_Speranza) August 23, 2024
Whereas preliminary stories of FSD V12.5’s HW3 launch nonetheless urged that the software program was being rolled out to workers, later posts on social media urged that common shoppers have been additionally receiving the replace. Evaluations posted on social media from longtime Tesla house owners thus far counsel that FSD V12.5 might very nicely be the most effective model of the superior driver help system that has been rolled out to HW3 autos to this point.
🔥 FSD 12.5.1.5 Preliminary impression on HW3 (in comparison with 12.4.3)
• Feels smoother
• Appears to have the ability to anticipate different vehicles’ motion significantly better
• Total it feels “faster” and extra assured in making selections
• Freeway stack positively feels extra decisive
• Too low… https://t.co/TpUpGHNiQk pic.twitter.com/pgd9jTU2Mv— Effetto Tesla (@EffettoTesla) August 23, 2024
Among the many most outstanding feedback from HW3 car house owners was that FSD V12.5 positively feels smoother than earlier iterations of the superior driver help system. The construct reportedly additionally feels faster and extra assured in making selections. That is fairly evident within the freeway, because the freeway stack has reportedly turn out to be extra decisive with the V12.5 replace as nicely. That being stated, some house owners additionally talked about that V12.5’s auto pace is a bit too gradual in {Hardware} 3 autos.
FSD 12.5.1.5 first impressions on HW3 “legacy” Mannequin S (~45 min drive)
– the 12.5 magic is unquestionably nonetheless there. it takes pure paths by all of the turns, has excellent lane positioning, and significantly better acceleration / braking than any model thus far
– it’s not palms free… pic.twitter.com/FYgEQcckOz
— ΛI DRIVR (@AIDRIVR) August 23, 2024
Longtime FSD tester @AIDRIVR, who makes use of a {Hardware} 3 Tesla Mannequin S with no inside digital camera, noticed that the brand new replace tends to take pure paths by turns. He additionally famous that FSD V12.5 has excellent lane positioning. The replace reportedly additionally featured the most effective acceleration and braking in comparison with any FSD model that has been launched to this point.
I simply took FSD 12.5.1.5 (HW3) out for a fast after darkish drive. It was flawless and very snug. Nevertheless….!!! I believe I might have stated the identical about many earlier releases below the identical state of affairs. Extra testing required to type a full opinion. @BarryGoodStocks https://t.co/FKAAxvuNNw
— FSD (Beta) Check Pilot (@j32pmxr) August 23, 2024
Total, it does seem that FSD V12.5 is a strong launch for {Hardware} 3 autos. Nevertheless, it does current some considerations about how briskly older Teslas can be receiving the newest updates from the electrical car maker. Tesla first began promoting FSD as an add-on for Enhanced Autopilot in 2016, in spite of everything, and {Hardware} 3 was solely made out there for autos in 2019. {Hardware} 4 was launched in 2023.
Watch a video of FSD V12.5 on a {Hardware} 3 car beneath.
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