Tesla Full Self-Driving v14.2.2.5 hit my car back on Valentine\u2019s Day, February 14, and since I\u2019ve had it, it has become, in my opinion, the most confusing release I\u2019ve ever had.<\/p>\n
With each Full Self-Driving release, I am realistic. I know some things are going to get better, and I know some things will regress slightly. However, these instances of improvements are relatively mild, as are the regressions. Yet, this version has shown me that it contains extremes of both<\/a>.<\/p>\n It has been about three weeks of driving on v14.2.2.5; I\u2019ve used it for nearly every mile traveled since it hit my car. I\u2019ve taken short trips of 10 minutes or less, I\u2019ve taken medium trips of an hour or less, and I\u2019ve taken longer trips that are over 100 miles per leg and are over two hours of driving time one way.<\/p>\n These are my thoughts on it thus far:<\/p>\n Speed Profiles Are a Mixed Bag<\/p>\n Speed Profiles are something Tesla seems to tinker with quite frequently<\/a>, and each version tends to show a drastic difference in how each one behaves compared to the previous version.<\/p>\n I do a vast majority of my FSD travel using Standard and Hurry modes, although in bad weather, I will scale it back to Chill, and when it\u2019s a congested city on a weekend or during rush hour, I\u2019ll throw it into Mad Max so it takes what it needs.<\/p>\n Early on, Speed Profiles really felt great. This is one of those really subjective parts of the FSD where someone might think one mode travels too quickly, whereas another person might see the identical performance as too slow or just right.<\/p>\n To me, I would like to see more consistency from release to release on them, but overall, things are pretty good. There are no real complaints on my end, as I had with previous releases.<\/p>\n In a past release, Mad Max traveled under the speed limit quite frequently<\/a>, and I only had that experience because Hurry was acting the same way. I\u2019ve had no instances of that with v14.2.2.5.<\/p>\n Strange Turn Signal Behavior<\/p>\n This is the first Full Self-Driving version where I\u2019ve had so many weird things happen with the turn signals.<\/p>\n Two things come to mind: Using a turn signal on a sharp turn, and ignoring the navigation while putting the wrong turn signal on. I\u2019ve encountered both things on v14.2.2.5.<\/p>\n On my way to the Supercharger, I take a road that has one semi-sharp right-hand turn with a driveway entrance right at the beginning of the turn.<\/p>\n Only recently, with the introduction of v14.2.2.5, have I had FSD put on the right turn signal when going around this turn. It\u2019s obviously a minor issue, but it still happens, and it\u2019s not standard practice:<\/p>\n How can we get Full Self-Driving to stop these turn signals?<\/p>\n There\u2019s no need to use one here; the straight path is a driveway, not a public road. The right turn signal here is unnecessary pic.twitter.com\/7uLDHnqCfv<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 TESLARATI (@Teslarati) February 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n When sharing this on X, I had Tesla fans (the ones who refuse to acknowledge that the company\u00a0can make mistakes) tell me that it\u2019s a \u201cvalid\u201d behavior that would be taught to anyone who has been \u201cprofessionally trained\u201d to drive.<\/p>\n Apparently, if you complain about this turn signal, you are also claiming you know more than Tesla engineers\u2026okay.<\/p>\n Nobody in their right mind has ever gone around a sharp turn when driving their car and put on a signal when continuing on the same road. You would put a left turn signal on to indicate you were turning into that driveway if that\u2019s what your intention was.<\/p>\n Like I said, it\u2019s a totally minor issue. However, it\u2019s not really needed, and nor is it normal. If I were in the car with someone who was taking a simple turn on a road they were traveling, and they signaled because the turn was sharp, I\u2019d be scratching my head.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve also had three separate instances of the car completely ignoring the navigation and putting on a signal that is opposite to what the routing says. Really quite strange.<\/p>\n Parking Performance is Still Underwhelming<\/p>\n Parking has been a complaint of mine with FSD for a long time, so much so that it is pretty rare that I allow the vehicle to park itself. More often than not, it is because I want to pick a spot that is relatively isolated.<\/p>\n However, in the times I allow it to pull into a spot, it still does some pretty head-scratching things.<\/p>\n Recently, it tried to back into a spot that was ~60% covered in plowed snow. The snow was piled about six feet high in a Target parking lot.<\/p>\n Tesla ends Full Self-Driving purchase option in the U.S.<\/a><\/p>\n A few days later, it tried backing into a spot where someone failed the universal litmus test of returning their shopping cart. Both choices were baffling and required me to manually move the car to a different portion of the lot.<\/p>\n I used Autopark on both occasions, and it did a great job of getting into the spot. I notice that the parking performance when I manually choose the spot is much better than when the car does the entire parking process, meaning choosing the spot and parking in it.<\/p>\n It\u2019s Doing Things (For Me) It\u2019s Never Done Before<\/p>\n Two things that FSD has never done before, at least for me, are slow down in School Zones and avoid deer. The first is something I usually take over manually, and the second I surprisingly have not had to deal with yet.<\/p>\n I had my Tesla slow down at a school zone yesterday for the first time, traveling at 20 MPH and not 15 MPH as the sign suggested, but at the speed of other cars in the School Zone. This was impressive and the first time I experienced it.<\/p>\n I would like to see this more consistently, and I think School Zones should be one of those areas where, no matter what, FSD will only travel the speed limit.<\/p>\n Last night, FSD v14.2.2.5 recognized a deer in a roadside field and slowed down for it:<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8 Cruising home on a rainy, foggy evening and my Tesla on Full Self-Driving begins to slow down suddenly<\/p>\n FSD just wanted Mr. Deer to make it home to his deer family \u2764\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/cAeqVDgXo5<\/a><\/p>\n