Tesla has commenced the rollout of FSD (Supervised) V12.4 to its employees, bringing along a highly anticipated change by the electric vehicle community: the implementation of vision-based attention monitoring and the elimination of steering wheel reminders.
Early Monday, reports surfaced on social media regarding the initial rollout of FSD (Supervised) V12.4. Screenshots shared by Tesla software update tracking services like NotATeslaApp and Tessie indicate that FSD (Supervised) V12.4 was integrated into the 2024.9.5 release. This release also introduced vision-based attention monitoring and new Autopilot suspension systems. As detailed in the release notes of the 2024.9.5 update, Tesla's driver monitoring system will now primarily utilize data from the cabin camera to assess driver attentiveness. However, Tesla clarifies that steering wheel reminders will still activate if the driver's eyes are not visible to the cabin camera.
When Full Self-Driving (Supervised) mode is enabled, the driver monitoring system now predominantly relies on the cabin camera to gauge driver attentiveness. This improvement is applicable to vehicles equipped with a cabin camera and when the camera has clear and continuous visibility of the driver’s eyes (e.g., unobstructed view, sufficient illumination, and the driver not wearing sunglasses or any object covering the eyes). Otherwise, the system will continue to use torque-based (steering wheel) and vision-based monitoring to detect attentiveness. If the camera detects inattentiveness, a warning will appear, which can be dismissed by the driver redirecting their attention to the road ahead. Escalating warnings will occur for persistent inattention, potentially leading to a Strikeout.
Cabin camera images remain within the vehicle, ensuring that no information is saved or transmitted unless data sharing is enabled.
Below are the release notes for Tesla’s Autopilot suspension system:
To uphold maximum safety and accountability, Full Self-Driving (Supervised) usage will be suspended upon detection of improper usage. Improper usage includes receiving five “Autopilot Strikeouts”, where the Autopilot system disengages forcefully for the remainder of a trip after multiple audio and visual warnings for inattentiveness. Driver-initiated disengagements are exempt from this count and are expected. It is crucial to keep hands on the wheel and remain attentive at all times, with no use of hand-held devices while using Autopilot.
One Autopilot Strikeout will be forgiven within each 7-day period without receiving any additional Strikeouts. Each Strikeout resets this forgiveness timer.
The FSD (Supervised) feature can only be reinstated after this suspension period and will be unavailable for approximately one week.
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