Tesla FSD 12.5.6.2 to make chimes more reasonable by fixing bugs

Tesla has staged a Full Self Driving (FSD) version 12.5.6.2 software update to fix critical bugs in chimes. This fix may make the chimes sound reasonable for users without disturbing their self-driving experience.

Cybertruck user @TGWoodsy recently shared his concern about the FSD chimes due to bad weather, explained the situation, and asked for a fix.

“In Oregon, it rains 8 months of the year. It was a slight drizzle this morning and the FSD is “degraded” chime dinged almost every minute. I stopped using FSD on the Cybertruck this morning because the chime was so frequent and annoying. Is this going to be fixed? If not, there is no way I am going to be able to use FSD through an Oregon fall/winter/spring” wrote the user on X.

This post was picked by Ashok Elluswamy, Vice President of Tesla’s AI Software Division. Elluswamy said that this issue will be fixed with the upcoming FSD 12.5.6.2.

Chimes

Tesla uses chimes and other sounds to alert the driver to stay attentive or take over the wheel to disengage FSD. The system can trigger these chimes for safety, autopilot features, and door and battery warning.

The issue here is related specifically to bad weather. The chime kicks in when FSD detects degraded performance due to obstruction in the camera, blocking the capability to detect objects or roads in heavy rain, snow, or fog.

With the chime, the system also throws a message on the front screen to limit the self-driving. Interestingly, the car can detect and vary the chimes based on bad weather or the situation ahead.

Tesla says FSD is currently supervised and requires a human driver to monitor the car’s self-driving moves. The car could disable FSD if the weather prohibits the cameras and needs to take over.