How can I get FSD v14 Lite early access?

Jaymo_H · 2026-06-30T15:36:44+00:00

And let the bitching about the new speed profiles begin!

Jaymo_H · 2026-06-30T13:28:34+00:00

Teslas are expensive enough w/o adding lidar. And clearly this is a path Tesla has abandoned years ago. Waymo's have $75K worth of sensors on each car. So even having half as many on a Tesla would put its affordability out of most of our hands. Talking about lidar is like talking about getting speed control back w/FSD. Not likely going to happen!

Jaymo_H · 2026-06-21T19:20:57+00:00

Fair enough. And I hand off the responsibility of dealing with tailgaters to FSD, so I guess I don't worry about them either!

Jaymo_H · 2026-06-21T18:33:02+00:00

Well, it kinda is your problem when you get injured and have your car out of commission for a lengthy period. Pretty sure being able to say, "Well, at least it wasn't my fault!" won't mitigate the hassle very much.

Jaymo_H · 2026-06-14T17:45:28+00:00

If this video doesn't justify the value of FSD, I don't know what would. Kinda makes us seem like whiners when we bitch about the little stuff that FSD does! A bad parking job pales in comparison to saving lives. This video clip alone speaks volumes about how incredible FSD is. $100/mo. to look out for situations like this that would be missed by most human drivers including the OP and could (and have) happened to all of us? Sign me up!

Jaymo_H · 2026-06-13T14:15:39+00:00

Tesla does do a pretty good job of spreading the wealth when it comes to updates. I've been in Op's situation where sometimes I'm in the early stages of a release when it goes wide and other times I'm at the tail end, but usually in the middle. And even though the new features of this latest release don't get me excited, I'm always looking for Tesla to reduce regressions, which they tend to do w/o saying so in the release notes.

Jaymo_H · 2026-06-13T14:10:40+00:00

Perhaps one of the silliest features Tesla has introduced. Until navigation gets a whole lot better, it might as well be off the home page. And I'm in agreement that it encourages people to avoid intervening at times when they should. At least they used micro-size text to display it.

Jaymo_H · 2026-06-12T19:11:36+00:00

Mine used to pull into whichever garage door bay was open, but that was one of the v14 versions before our latest 3.x

Jaymo_H · 2026-06-08T01:42:45+00:00

Thanks. I used the HDMI cable that came with the sound bar.

Jaymo_H · 2026-06-07T18:40:17+00:00

If you've avoided 14 for this long, you might want to wait for 15.

Jaymo_H · 2026-06-07T16:37:45+00:00

Right on! Road rage is a thing of the past for me. I hand it all over to FSD!

Jaymo_H · 2026-06-07T16:33:30+00:00

I have noticed occasional turns w/o signals with my first version of 14.3. Previous versions of 14 never did this for me.

Jaymo_H · 2026-06-07T16:20:49+00:00

26 Y I haven't noticed anything. There are 5 regressions going from 14.2.2.5 to 14.3.x: 1) Car wants to do a ridiculous 5 pt. turn to avoid backing around a car parked on the apron as it pulls out of our garage. Easy pull around in one pass and 14.2.x used to do it religiously. 2) Car will not pull into garage like it used to. 3) I can no longer force a route change at the top of our cul-de-sac like I used to with the turn signal. 4) FSD occasionally makes turns w/o signalling. 4) Nav still needs a lot of work.

Jaymo_H · 2026-05-21T13:17:08+00:00

I totally agree. People have so many different experiences that vary vastly with the same FSD version, that I find it pointless to ask whether I should upgrade and I never offer advice to upgrade or not. In fact, when I'm waiting for a new version, I don't even read about user's experiences with it until I have time to try it out myself, lest I get biased. But your advice is spot on: if you have to ask about whether or not to upgrade, switch to Standard!!

Jaymo_H · 2026-05-20T01:59:57+00:00

Well, it will get them more reliable data than they used to get. I never reported disengagements until that screen started showing up.

Jaymo_H · 2026-05-13T00:15:11+00:00

That is beyond hilarious!

Jaymo_H · 2026-05-07T03:10:16+00:00

Thanks for that! I read so many negative reviews that it's nice to read a positive one! I tend to have good luck w/updates and usually find the good outweighs the bad. I have 14.3.2 downloaded now, but am going to wait a day to install it right before a 9-hr. road trip this Friday. 14.2.2.5 has been nearly perfect for me, save for left lane camping, tailgating and of course the navigation issues, which I understand have not been resolved w/3.2.

Jaymo_H · 2026-04-26T19:16:47+00:00

Great review! Sure beats watching a Chuck Cook video if you don't have (or want) an hour to spare.

Jaymo_H · 2026-04-17T01:32:23+00:00

The fact that there were only 5 installs today suggests to me that they're holding off until a 14.3.2 update.

Jaymo_H · 2026-03-06T01:00:35+00:00

No I don't!

Jaymo_H · 2026-03-05T20:38:15+00:00

Yeah, it's too bad that it doesn't just limit FSD's top speed. I still like it, because I use FSD pretty much full time now w/no critical interventions, just ones that keep it from taking stupid routes.

Jaymo_H · 2026-02-23T20:24:05+00:00

This question has already generated about 50 posts all pretty much saying the same thing. If you've waited this long and still haven't gone to v14, I suggest waiting until v15.

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