Tesla starts releasing FSD v14 Breakthroughs this week. Versions 14.0, 14.1, and 14.2 already exist and are undergoing internal testing by Tesla employees. Elon Musk describes v14 as a game-changer that is 2-3x safer than human drivers with a FSD 14.2 with a sentient feel—smooth, controlled, and consistent, unlike inconsistent prior versions. Rollout of FSD 14.0 begin this week with 14.1 point release by mid-October.
Robotaxi Rollout could go next level without safety drivers or safety monitors by the end of 2025. There should be more small pilots in LA, Arizona and Nevada. The Austin and SF Bay Area pilots will expand.
Hundreds of Cybercabs (dozens already testing) could enter roads in December or January as active betas. This should scale to thousands by Q1 2026. Full scaling should happen by March-April 2026 and they will not have humans driving them.
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A lot of “could” here that Elon fanboys are treating as “will”, even though he almost always takes longer than predicted.
Driving is one of the last freedoms of movement we have. Encouraging cities to ban non network vehicles will render us as Rats. Public transportation, yes go for it. Private transportation is constitutional protected. Be wary of your enthusiasm to blindly relinquish your agency in exchange for a technocracy.
This definitely needs to be rolled out, but only for public transportation. Personal ownership of vehicles that are *not* connected to a network, that *cannot* be automatically shut off by a corporation, should continue forever.
Agree.
If Human driven non networked vehicles are banned I think it would be a local thing, based on popular demand, driven by the practical advantages of a local road transport system that’s all network controlled. I suspect that when people get some experience with the difference they will vote to ban human drivers and non-network vehicles. This would be a system where every vehicle is like a VVIP in a motorcade traveling at high speed through every intersection to the destination. Traffic at intersections could just flow continuously both ways with the network adjusting every vehicle speed so they just pass through each other. No traffic jams. Accidents so rare that insurance cost is minimal. Old style vehicles would become like horses, kept in the country at special places where they don’t interfere with transportation.
What might happen is they just keep cranking up insurance costs as there are less private owners to spread the risk. Eventually most people will not be able to afford to own a private car.