Tesla driver shares FSD safety flaw in a concerning video on X
Tesla's future depends on getting Full Self Driving technology right.
Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk literally has a trillion incentives to get autonomous driving right.
To keep Musk happy and engaged with the company, Tesla has agreed to pay him a lot more money and give him much more power.
Tesla debuted a new video promoting the pay package, which it plans to have shareholders vote on at the Tesla Annual Meeting on November 6.
The video details the 12 tranches of share distribution and the 12 benchmarks Musk must hit to receive the entire pay package.
Tesla performance benchmarks for Elon Musk
- 20 million Tesla vehicles delivered
- 10 million active Full Self Driving (FSD) subscriptions
- 1 million bots delivered
- 1 million Robotaxis in commercial operation
- $400 billion of Adjusted EBITDA over four separate quarters
Two incentives are directly tied to the company's autonomous driving ambitions: 10 million active FSD subs and 1 million Robotaxis in commercial operation. Image source: Leong/Washington Post via Getty Images
Tesla FSD doesn't pull over for an ambulance in viral video
X user @HinrichsZane is a Model S owner and a self-described "Tesla Semi Advocate."
Zane even has a referral link for followers wanting to take the plunge and buy a Tesla of their own.
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So it's safe to say that he is a fan of the brand, but he felt it was his duty to share a video that doesn't show the brand in a flattering light.
"Sharing an FSD fail related to an ambulance approaching from the rear," Zane posted on X (the former Twitter) to his more than 10,000 followers. "I let FSD go as long as I could before I took over and pulled over. Not a hater. FSD is amazing but nowhere near foolproof."
Zane's Model S was traveling in the left lane with FSD engaged, going about 50 mph. Anticipating the ambulance's approach, he filmed the driver's side mirror to see how his Model S would react.
The results weren't great.
Full Self Driving subscriptions are rising, Tesla's lead engineer says
Tesla lead engineer Lars Moravy recently told Jay Leno on "Jay Leno's Garage" that the company has seen FSD subscriptions across all of its vehicles increase from a single-digit percentage to the teens.
Over 60% of Model S and Model X drivers have an FSD subscription. Tesla delivered a little over 55,000 Model X and Model S vehicles last year and about 1.8 million overall.
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"There's just a lot of people that don't really realize how good it is," Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen told Leno. "They maybe heard about it from somebody else that's tried it, you know five years ago. But now, it's so much better and improving kind of on a weekly basis."
Still, social media posts are showing a less-polished version of FSD that seems to need a lot more work before a plurality of drivers are willing to plop down $99 per month for the service.
Tesla shareholders sue the company over Robotaxi claims
Some Tesla shareholders, like Cathie Wood, are firm believers that FSD is the future tech that will make Tesla the most valuable company in the world by the end of the decade.
"Our target in five years is $2,600, and our confidence in that number has gone up now that Tesla is commercializing Robotaxis in August and June," Wood said recently.
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However, a group of shareholders recently sued Tesla and CEO Elon Musk because the company wasn't completely honest about the problems with Robotaxi.
The class action suit covers defendants who purchased Tesla shares between April 19, 2023, and June 22, 2025. The defendants are seeking damages for unkept promises.
Specifically, the lawsuit alleges:
Tesla overstated the effectiveness of its autonomous driving technology; (ii) there was thus a significant risk that the Company's autonomous driving vehicles, including the Robotaxi, would operate dangerously and/or in violation of traffic laws; (iii) the foregoing increased the likelihood that Tesla would become subject to heightened regulatory scrutiny; (iv) accordingly, Tesla's business and/or financial prospects were overstated; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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