Tesla Full Self-Driving v14.2.2.5 hit my automotive again on Valentine’s Day, February 14, and since I’ve had it, it has change into, in my view, probably the most complicated launch I’ve ever had.
With every Full Self-Driving launch, I’m real looking. I do know some issues are going to get higher, and I do know some issues will regress barely. Nonetheless, these situations of enhancements are comparatively gentle, as are the regressions. But, this model has proven me that it incorporates extremes of each.
It has been about three weeks of driving on v14.2.2.5; I’ve used it for almost each mile traveled because it hit my automotive. I’ve taken brief journeys of 10 minutes or much less, I’ve taken medium journeys of an hour or much less, and I’ve taken longer journeys which can be over 100 miles per leg and are over two hours of driving time a method.
These are my ideas on it up to now:
Velocity Profiles Are a Blended Bag
Velocity Profiles are one thing Tesla appears to tinker with fairly continuously, and every model tends to indicate a drastic distinction in how each behaves in comparison with the earlier model.
I do a overwhelming majority of my FSD journey utilizing Commonplace and Hurry modes, though in unhealthy climate, I’ll scale it again to Chill, and when it’s a congested metropolis on a weekend or throughout rush hour, I’ll throw it into Mad Max so it takes what it wants.
Early on, Velocity Profiles actually felt nice. That is a kind of actually subjective elements of the FSD the place somebody may suppose one mode travels too shortly, whereas one other particular person may see the similar efficiency as too sluggish or simply proper.
To me, I want to see extra consistency from launch to launch on them, however total, issues are fairly good. There aren’t any actual complaints on my finish, as I had with earlier releases.
In a previous launch, Mad Max traveled underneath the velocity restrict fairly continuously, and I solely had that have as a result of Hurry was appearing the identical method. I’ve had no situations of that with v14.2.2.5.
Unusual Flip Sign Conduct
That is the primary Full Self-Driving model the place I’ve had so many bizarre issues occur with the flip indicators.
Two issues come to thoughts: Utilizing a flip sign on a pointy flip, and ignoring the navigation whereas placing the improper flip sign on. I’ve encountered each issues on v14.2.2.5.
On my option to the Supercharger, I take a highway that has one semi-sharp right-hand flip with a driveway entrance proper in the beginning of the flip.
Solely just lately, with the introduction of v14.2.2.5, have I had FSD placed on the precise flip sign when going round this flip. It’s clearly a minor difficulty, but it surely nonetheless occurs, and it’s not normal follow:
How can we get Full Self-Driving to cease these flip indicators?
There’s no want to make use of one right here; the straight path is a driveway, not a public highway. The proper flip sign right here is pointless pic.twitter.com/7uLDHnqCfv
— TESLARATI (@Teslarati) February 28, 2026
When sharing this on X, I had Tesla followers (those who refuse to acknowledge that the corporate can make errors) inform me that it’s a “legitimate” conduct that might be taught to anybody who has been “professionally educated” to drive.
Apparently, should you complain about this flip sign, you might be additionally claiming greater than Tesla engineers…okay.
No person of their proper thoughts has ever gone round a pointy flip when driving their automotive and placed on a sign when persevering with on the identical highway. You’d put a left flip sign on to point you have been turning into that driveway if that’s what your intention was.
Like I stated, it’s a completely minor difficulty. Nonetheless, it’s not likely wanted, and neither is it regular. If I have been within the automotive with somebody who was taking a easy activate a highway they have been touring, they usually signaled as a result of the flip was sharp, I’d be scratching my head.
I’ve additionally had three separate situations of the automotive fully ignoring the navigation and placing on a sign that’s reverse to what the routing says. Actually fairly unusual.
Parking Efficiency is Nonetheless Underwhelming
Parking has been a grievance of mine with FSD for a very long time, a lot in order that it’s fairly uncommon that I permit the car to park itself. Most of the time, it’s as a result of I wish to choose a spot that’s comparatively remoted.
Nonetheless, within the occasions I permit it to tug right into a spot, it nonetheless does some fairly head-scratching issues.
Lately, it tried to again right into a spot that was ~60% coated in plowed snow. The snow was piled about six ft excessive in a Goal parking zone.
A couple of days later, it tried backing right into a spot the place somebody failed the common litmus take a look at of returning their procuring cart. Each selections have been baffling and required me to manually transfer the automotive to a special portion of the lot.
I used Autopark on each events, and it did an ideal job of entering into the spot. I discover that the parking efficiency after I manually select the spot is significantly better than when the automotive does the complete parking course of, which means selecting the spot and parking in it.
It’s Doing Issues (For Me) It’s By no means Completed Earlier than
Two issues that FSD has by no means executed earlier than, at the very least for me, are decelerate in College Zones and keep away from deer. The primary is one thing I often take over manually, and the second I surprisingly haven’t needed to take care of but.
I had my Tesla decelerate at a faculty zone yesterday for the primary time, touring at 20 MPH and never 15 MPH because the signal advised, however on the velocity of different automobiles within the College Zone. This was spectacular and the primary time I skilled it.
I want to see this extra constantly, and I believe College Zones must be a kind of areas the place, it doesn’t matter what, FSD will solely journey the velocity restrict.
Final evening, FSD v14.2.2.5 acknowledged a deer in a roadside subject and slowed down for it:
🚨 Cruising dwelling on a wet, foggy night and my Tesla on Full Self-Driving begins to decelerate out of the blue
FSD simply needed Mr. Deer to make it dwelling to his deer household ❤️ pic.twitter.com/cAeqVDgXo5
— TESLARATI (@Teslarati) March 4, 2026
Navigation Nonetheless SUCKS
Navigation will probably be a grievance till Tesla proves it will possibly repair it. For now, it’s simply horrible.
It nonetheless has not discovered how you can go away my neighborhood. I give it the chance to show me improper every time I go away my home, and it simply can’t do it.
It all the time tries to exit of the first entrance/exit of the neighborhood when the route must take me left, despite the fact that that exit is a proper flip solely. I all the time go away a voice immediate for Tesla about it.
It nonetheless picks extremely baffling routes for easy navigation. It’s the one factor I nonetheless really need Tesla to repair.
