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> It just means, the vehicle is capable of full self driving, which is true for most conditions and something most cars are not capable of.

But that’s not true.

It’s not capable of fully driving itself, hence why the supervised part was added

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It most certainly is. Is it reliable? No, not at all. However there are many YouTube channels showing certain routes, where this car is capable from driving itself from a to b without the need of manual intervention. Including parking.

“Reliable” is implicit in “fully self-driving”, otherwise I could call my car self-driving when it manages to stay in its lane after I let go of the steering wheel.

Again. Present a name, which fits and describes the capabilities of FSD. It can under certain circumstances drive a route completely on its own. This is not a lane assist, not (advanced) Cruise Control, not HDA and not Super Cruise.

   * trip control
   * trip assist
   * co-pilot
   * auto steer and throttle
   * partial self-driving (i.e., what it's actually doing!)
   * hands-free steering

Naming is hard, but FULL self driving definitely ain’t it

Otherwise what would you name a L5 system that 100% drives autonomously all the time without any input?

Exactly. They knew exactly what they were doing when they named it.

Partial Self Driving.

I just checked the current numbers on FSD Tracker. It is at 95% now for the last 30 days. That's a number I would call reliable under supervision. It is way higher than it used to be. It was at 73% when I checked it the last time.

https://teslafsdtracker.com/

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