Version 12 is being held back, according to the CEO, until “when FSD is entirety AI.”
Regarding its FSD beta technology, Tesla is releasing small over-the-air software updates. Version 11.4 is currently being worked on by the company and is slated for release soon. It features “so many significant improvements,” according to CEO Elon Musk, who explains why it isn’t dubbed version 12.
Tesla started releasing fresh software upgrades around every two weeks when it first began enabling customers to evaluate its FSD beta bundle on open roads. However, because they were frequently delayed, the updates finally ceased to occur on an ongoing basis. This is not to suggest that there haven’t been any updates; rather, they have turned erratic.
Despite being put off for several months, FSD beta version 11 was intended to represent a significant turning point. Eventually, Tesla released it, and since then, it has received a few updates. Its marriage of FSD beta for city streets and Autopilot highway driving technology, which combines both into a single software stack, is what was meant to make it so unique.
When version 11 was released, there was undoubtedly internet discussion about some significant upgrades, but nothing that appeared game-changing. Elon Musk has previously stated that there are setbacks for every advancement.
Having said that, FSD beta 12 is forthcoming, however point updates for version 11 are still being made. Musk frequently tweets regarding these step upgrades and most recently stated that 11.4 is a significant improvement. But the tweet response didn’t appear until after he had said this:
Arguably, v11.4 should be v12.0, as there are so many major improvements.
v12 is reserved for when FSD is end-to-end AI, from images in to steering, brakes & acceleration out.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 7, 2023
The conversation continued after Musk made the aforementioned response:
11.4.1 is a major improvement
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 7, 2023
He appears to want everyone to be aware that the point upgrade was essential and a significant improvement. In fact, he asserts that it features “so many major enhancements” that it ought to be simply referred to as version 12. Why not, though?
Version 12 is obviously set aside for when Tesla’s FSD beta package completely relies on AI. Musk wasn’t one of those who advocated for a brief break from AI, right?
In any case, Tesla’s Full Self-Driving capacity will employ AI for “images in” and also for “steering, braking, and acceleration out” if and when it performs as Musk appears to have intended.
For individuals who either aren’t aware or don’t fully get the idea, Tesla is utilising cameras to simulate human vision. The idea is that if humans can operate a car having just two eyes, a multitude of eyeballs ought to be able to perform more effectively on their own. The brain, however, is necessary for those eyes to process and respond to all that they “see”. Artificial intelligence (AI) and neural networks can be used in this situation.
The car might be able to drive similarly to a human if it has the ability to “see” everything surrounding it as well as is “smart” enough to recognise it and take the appropriate actions. And if everything were to eventually get significantly better, Musk would think Tesla has attained “full autonomy.”
It’s intriguing that the outspoken CEO of Tesla previously claimed that AI will only be needed for detection and identification rather than decision-making. How many times will he alter his mind?
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