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The driver of a Tesla Model 3, using Full Self Driving (FSD), shared video of his car driving straight through a deer without braking, slowing or swerving, even after running into the deer.
No, the deer didn’t, as they often do, just appear out of nowhere and jump in front of the Tesla before the car’s crash detection and avoidance system could react.
The deer was literally just standing there in the middle of the road and the Tesla Model 3 either just didn’t see it, or ignored it completely.
The car gave no warning that it was about to crash into a deer, and didn’t even react after it plowed right through it.
“Hit the deer with my Tesla,” the driver, Paul S. on X (Twitter) wrote alongside a photo of his damaged car. “FSD didn’t stopped, even after hitting the deer on full speed. Huge surprise after getting a dozen of false stops every day!”
He also shared dashcam video showing just how poorly the Tesla Model 3 performed in avoiding the deer.
“Video is cut right before sensitive things appear on screen. Safe to watch,” he reassured viewers on X.
Video is cut right before sensitive things appear on screen. Safe to watch. pic.twitter.com/FaXD6Gr68S
— Paul S (@TheSeekerOf42) October 28, 2024
Dan O’Dowd, a tech entrepreneur whose company claims to write software that cannot fail and cannot be hacked, has campaigned and spent millions of dollars the past few years trying to keep Tesla vehicles with Full Self Driving mode off the road.
In 2022, he said Tesla’s FSD “drives like a drunken, suicidal 13-year-old.”
After seeing the video posted by Paul S. on X, O’Dowd wrote, “To all the people who say that our tests are faked and that @Tesla Full Self-Driving won’t run over a small child, here is FSD running over and killing a deer.
“The deer is the same size as a small child. FSD didn’t brake and didn’t stop after the collision. Hit and run.”
Oh, and to make matters somehow worse, Paul S. also reported, “Experiencing worst side of Tesla service now. Can’t even get an estimate for insurance. Nearest appointments only in January.”