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Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta 12.1.2: Exploring Issues in Hour Long Drive with Commentary

An hour-long FSD Beta 12.1.2 drive through San Francisco with commentary on remaining issues, including getting stuck on hills.

Silicon ValleyCaliforniaSelf-drivingFSD 12.1.250:03

City streetsRoundaboutsNarrow roadsConstructionHeavy trafficIntervention

What are the issues in Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta 12.1.2 that are still holding up the release? We explore in this hour long drive through San Francisco with my commentary

Highlights
0:00 — Introduction
0:15 — Start of drive
1:22 — Quick right turn into road with faster moving traffic
2:36 — Unconventional left turn
3:56 — Speed bumps assesed individually
4:30 — Right turn without pausing for other car making right turn
6:20 — Smoothly overtaking Amazon van
6:38 — Pedestrian running on green light
10:30 — Changing lanes to the right with Taxi in the way
10:49 — Humanlike right turn + lane change
13:00 — Hard stop for yellow light
19:10 — Smoothly going around stopped car
21:08 — Entering Chinatown
21:35 — Waiting for passengers entering car
22:20 — Entering left turn lane when it needed to go straight
24:18 — Pedestrian stopped in road
25:10 — Making right turn without entering right turn lane
25:35 — Right turn with heavy pedestrian traffic
26:15 — Minivan tries to park
28:30 — Gets very close to minivan pulling over
29:30 — Right turn with pedestrians and truck backing up
30:15 — e-Scooter approaching head on
30:37 — Guy stops in middle of crosswalk
31:40 — Tight street with parked cars on both sides
31:58 — Getting stuck while mailman delivers mail
34:10 — Slowing for stop ahead sign
35:10 — Turning around in roundabout
36:02 — Stopping for stop sign it always used to run
36:16 — Gets stuck requiring accelerator press
38:50 — Stopping at stop sign until light turns green 🤔
41:20 — Getting stuck on hill, not creeping enough
42:00 — Getting stuck on another hill
42:55 — Smoothly going around stopped car
42:15 — Construction zone
44:12 — Going around parking car
45:49 — Waiting for crossing pedestrian before making right turn
47:50 — Sharp left turn
48:00 — Left blinker stays on