"I started in my driveway in Silicon Valley and picked a short route to the local salon to get my hair cut. I pressed a new blue button on the screen that says "Start Self-Driving," and off it went. To make the test feel more real, I used my iPhone while being driven to send live updates via Slack to my colleagues at Business Insider."
""I'm typing this as I'm being driven by FSD." "The car hasn't stopped me doing this or alerted me." "I'm in Chill Mode, so not an aggressive mode." "Ok it just asked me to apply slight pressure to the steering wheel." "Then it beeped at me to pay attention to the road." "But it kept on driving anyway." "Ok I've arrived at my haircut. It's parking for me. I'm still typing." "Ok the trip ended.""
"Elon Musk confirmed on Thursday that Tesla FSD will now let you text while the software drives you around. This is part of a recent FSD update, and the CEO said it allows texting in certain situations. So, I decided to test this out with my 2024 Tesla Model 3, to see how far the system would go and whether it performed under this new scenario."
Tesla FSD v14.2.1 enables texting while the car drives in certain traffic contexts. I tested the feature in a 2024 Tesla Model 3 using Tesla's free FSD trial. I pressed the new "Start Self-Driving" button and used my iPhone to send live Slack updates while the car drove. The system asked for slight pressure on the steering wheel and emitted a beep to prompt attention, yet it continued driving and parked autonomously. The seven-minute trip occurred in clear, sunny conditions through local streets. FSD is normally $100 per month, but the company deployed a broad free trial.
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