How I really use Tesla FSD!

You are a younger driver who enjoys driving. As an older driver, I always prefer to use FSD supervised as much as possible. I manually drive out of the garage onto the street before engaging FSD. I do not use Auto-Speed because it does not allow me to change the speed for instance when the speed limit sign periodically is incorrect and sometimes by a large amount. I also will use the scroll wheel to throttle the speed when approaching disabled vehicles and/or emergency vehicles including changing lanes before getting close to them. I also manually drive the car in parking lots. When I disengage I also provide a voice note when I intervene or takeover. I also keep my hand on the wheel with FSD 12.3.6, and I do not get the wheel nag during the day. However, the same pressure on the wheel at night, displays many wheel nags.

FSD drove me from Virginia to Grand Canyon National Park and back. 99% FSD, hands only when the car nagged me, which was quite a lot during a 4,000+ mile journey. The only interventions during the entire trip were just so I could get away from road raging Tesla haters. FSD was superb and even avoided a car crash, where as the vehicles behind me were unable to avoid. FSD may not be perfect, but it managed to drive me across country and back with no issues. That's pretty impressive to me.

WoW, another outstanding FSD video. I am a car-guy in my 60's and I just purchased a Tesla with FSD. I have watched hours of YouTube FSD videos, but I am terrified to give FSD a try! I think this was the video that will give me the confidence to give FSD a try. I love your approach in using FSD as a supplement to ordinary driving. I am impressed at how smoothly FSD can be enabled and disabled but supports continuity in the off-periods. I, like you, love driving but hate being in slow moving traffic == what a great time for FSD. The driver can enjoy the fast S turns while FSD deals with slow city traffic.

Great video. Thanks for a look inside your daily use.

That’s exactly how I drive FSD. Very happy you are playing this out on YouTube! Good job!

Thank you so much. I'm a strong advocate for doing proper supervision of FSD. I understand the need to get viewers, keep viewers and entertain viewers. I still watch YT vids of the latest FSD version, even though I've had it on my own car for over 3 months now. I mainly watch to see what problems other people are having so I can be better prepared when I drive. I drive my '24 Model 3 more like you do when you are off-camera. I sometimes think I'm a bit too quick to issue 'right foot supervision'. Most of my disengagements are because it's easier to disengage and force a re-route than to fiddle with the navigator. Most parking lots I use are herring-bone angled parking, FSD's weakest skill, so plenty of manual driving there. At 73, I bought FSD to take some of the load off me. Now I arrive at any destination feeling less stressed.

I use FSD the exact same way. It makes driving so relaxing and more fun.

I guess I'm the exception then, I use it pretty close to 99% of the time I drive. Parkinglot to parkinglot, about 35,000km all on fsd now. I've done about 6 long cross country road trips now and there is not a single doubt in my mind that I haven't gotten my value out of it. Driving in new cities where you don't know the streets or one ways is a game changer

Great video 👍🏼. It’s amazing to realize that is exactly how I use FSD Supervised. (not just a coincidence!)

Did you blur out the speedometer?

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Omar this is fantastic. This is also how I use FSD. I think this type of content would be vary useful for new tesla drivers. I have had a couple times on the freeway where traffic ahead of me has gone from 70mph to full slam on the breaks accident avoidance mode, and my ML3R has just thrown up the red steering wheel, disabled FSD, and thrown full control to me. My foot is usually in a position ready to take over and my hand is usually still resting on the wheel, so taking over was quick, safe, and no accident occurred. However I still think to myself every time, if I was overly trusting of autopilot/FSD and wasn't at the ready I probably wouldn't had an accident. This is SUPERVISED.

This is your first realistic video. Thank you

I pull out of the garage and engage FSD. I disengage when I enter a parking lot, but I almost always use auto park. I have been driving for almost 40 years and would rather watch FSD drive. 12.4.3 has been working perfectly for me.

Thanks for the update. I’m glad to see that I pretty much use like a pro like you do. There are a couple of spots where I take over when there is much traffic because FSD is too slow/timid and ties up the traffic.

It's interesting how the terms have changed. Automatic = Manual Autonomous = Automatic Everything in tech is changing so fast!

Loved this video and ty for the tutorial on the way you use it. Nice explanation.

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Great to know about how you typically drive and the best way to enjoy your vehicle. thanks.

Perceptive observations and implementation… I like it. I’m on my third month..first was free and about to hopefully enjoy the balance of month two and onto 3. The blending of manual and the supervised FSD just might be the sweet spot. Sweet tea is too tweet…unsweetened doesn’t get it done either…a mix might be the secret elixir. Good job…1100 mile round trip road trip kicks off on Thursday, anxious to try out my new blend.