FSD to get three acceleration modes says Tesla CEO

Full Self-Driving (FSD) will get new acceleration modes to maintain its speed based on user preference confirmed Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday.

This revelation comes after an X user @Gfilche expressed concerns over FSD autonomous maneuvering and suggested the Tesla chief introduce a slower acceleration to improve driver safety.

“I am a very cautious driver. so is most of the population. especially when letting AI take over. If this is going all the way and we have 50%+ of Americans taking FSD rides on Tesla Robotaxi service – we need a driving mode that instills the utmost confidence and secureness” explains the user for driving FSD on streets and urban areas.

People in the comment section also agreed with this suggestion which brought a reply from Musk saying “FSD will have chill, standard, and hurry modes”. This answer appears pretty reasonable but there’s no description available on these modes.

However, acceleration modes are not new to the Tesla cars, such settings are already available to improve the driving experience.

For example, the Tesla Model 3 brings three manual drive accelerations – Chill, Standard, and Insane. Chill limits acceleration for a controlled and smooth ride. Standard mode provides normal acceleration and insane mode delivers maximum acceleration.

FSD version 12 also introduced an automatic speed offer that adjusts speed based on road type, traffic flow, and user-selected driving style. The car can prioritize a dynamic range over a fixed limit. In the past, a few FSD users complained that the car slowed down too much on the freeway with an offset limit. This may have been fixed in the latest FSD software release.

Tesla is improving FSD with version 12 and using video clips to train the system compared to FSD 11. Despite these advancements, Tesla has more reasons to improve the driving system for future products including Robotaxi.