Tesla FSD V13.2 runs red lights during early testing
Tesla's Full Self-Driving V13.2 system, released to early testers in December 2024, reportedly ran red lights multiple times during short test drives, creating traffic safety hazards that required driver intervention to avoid collisions.
What happened
Tesla released Full Self-Driving V13.2 to early-access testers in early December 2024. According to video footage shared online, in approximately 20 minutes of driving, FSD V13.2 ran red lights at least three times: once preparing to turn right at an intersection marked 'NO TURN ON RED', once turning left through a red light signal, and once proceeding straight through a red light at a four-way intersection.
Reported impact
The red light violations created safety hazards that required manual driver intervention to stop the vehicle. Drivers were able to report incidents through the onscreen interface.
Index analysis
Tesla's AI team described FSD V13.2 as implementing end-to-end system architecture converting directly from camera input to vehicle control. The system uses pure vision-based driving without additional sensors. The red light violations suggest the model fails to reliably recognize or obey traffic control signals despite claims of improved collision avoidance.
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