Tesla Cybertruck FSD nearly collides with oncoming vehicle
A Tesla Cybertruck with Full Self-Driving engaged nearly collided head-on with an oncoming Chevrolet pickup truck when the system made a sharp left turn despite detecting the vehicle. The human driver avoided the crash by taking manual control, and the system appeared to have misidentified or misclassified the oncoming vehicle.
What happened
A Tesla Cybertruck operating with Full Self-Driving engaged on a rural road in need of a left turn at a junction reduced speed and activated the turn signal, while a silver Chevrolet pickup truck approached in the oncoming lane with the right of way.
The Cybertruck in FSD status suddenly turned sharply left directly into the Chevrolet's path, causing the human driver to take manual control and steer back to avoid a collision.
The vehicle was in 'Hurry' mode and the display showed FSD had detected the oncoming pickup but planned a collision path without intervention.
Reported impact
A potential serious collision was narrowly avoided due to the human driver's intervention.
Index analysis
The system may have misidentified the silver-white Chevrolet pickup, suggesting possible issues with FSD's recognition of white-colored vehicles.
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