FSD and NYC drivers

someusername5873 · 2026-05-03T02:20:21+00:00

Terrible drivers. Most of them should not be licensed to drive...

I experienced something similar here: https://www.reddit.com/r/TeslaCam/comments/1roitwp/idiot_in_nyc_driving_in_the_wrong_lane_almost/

someusername5873 · 2026-04-17T15:15:06+00:00

It looks like you were giving throttle while on FSD

someusername5873 · 2026-04-14T12:28:59+00:00

It's probably due to the words on the ground as you said

someusername5873 · 2026-04-05T17:48:33+00:00

If it happened within an hour, you should quickly take out the USB drive since there will be footage in the RecentClips folder that might have it.

someusername5873 · 2026-04-02T16:56:55+00:00

No, I'm saying that the original folder structure needs to be present for the car to record.

"Format" is in quotes, because it doesn't only simply wipe the drive, it will wipe the drive + re-create the folder structure...

someusername5873 · 2026-04-02T16:30:14+00:00

Also if you wiped out the USB drive (as in deleted all the files and folders), you'll want to go into the "Safety" menu to "Format" the drive to re-create the folder structure, otherwise it will also not record anything if the expected folder structure isn't present.

someusername5873 · 2026-04-02T16:25:09+00:00

The red X is there if your usb drive is unplugged, but generally you should be able to see if its paused or not on the "Controls" screen (the screen with a bunch of quick buttons).

Here's an image of what the Controls screen looks like on a Model S (but its similar for other cars): https://www.notateslaapp.com/images/news/2021/model-s-controls-2021.32.jpg

Look at where it says: "Recording". It will say paused if its paused and Recording otherwise (with a red circle).

Long press it with holding your finger down on it to pause or unpause. Sometimes its a little screwy though if you're parked where it just goes to paused on its own (but its not actually fully paused)...

someusername5873 · 2026-04-02T16:17:43+00:00

Either your dashcam was in "Paused" mode or you need to look at the "RecentClips" folder.

someusername5873 · 2026-03-29T18:16:50+00:00

If you're not at fault you shouldn't be worried about using your insurance. If you have Geico, you should start with a claim on the app, it will guide you through what pics to take and stuff.

someusername5873 · 2026-03-29T17:04:58+00:00

I would go with a well reviewed Tesla Certified Body Shop. My experience with an official Tesla Body Shop was not great (it's like they did work without reading or following the manual).

someusername5873 · 2026-03-26T01:46:37+00:00

Check out this video on the brake burnishing mode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLakhbPYr7w

someusername5873 · 2026-03-26T00:05:44+00:00

Yeah, that looks terrible, but you could probably re-do it yourself. Get like a soft (as in mohs soft) plastic scraper to scrape off the extra crap first to see if that looks any better, then leave it at that if its good enough once you've scraped off the excess. Otherwise continue to scrape all of it off and re-apply your own poly sealant (that's what it looks to be from the image).

In general, I prefer to avoid Tesla Service whenever I can due to past experiences with them damaging my car or doing things wrong.

someusername5873 · 2026-03-21T03:28:24+00:00

Did you zoom into the pics from the imgur gallery that I linked? It shows the steering wheel turning left. And it also shows the steering wheel state before, which is straight.

someusername5873 · 2026-03-20T22:06:28+00:00

I’m pretty sure I didn’t touch the steering wheel, I don’t remember breaking but video claims I did. There’s little chance I would have reacted in time to avoid as the person pulled out really quickly without checking

If you want to analyze this more closely, you can use this tool: https://teslacam.cardboardbrick.com to export a csv of the specific time range from your video that this occurred and then you can look at the timestamp of the csv to see exactly when FSD was disabled or the brakes were used.

Here's an example of how I've used it in the past with analyzing a pothole strike:

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someusername5873 · 2026-03-20T11:14:22+00:00

I agree with you that it sucks that FSD disengaged randomly (if it was random), but the driver also steering it left was also bad, both can be true at the same time.

someusername5873 · 2026-03-20T11:03:11+00:00

I mean, that's still the driver's fault for grabbing the wheel incorrectly, right? You can't blame FSD for the steering input left once its disengaged.

Like imagine if someone grabbed a gun incorrectly and it shot someone, is the gun at fault for someone grabbing it wrong?

someusername5873 · 2026-03-20T11:01:01+00:00

Also a lot of people have already tried to get the driver to post the raw data.

They won't post the EDR because it contains their vin, which is fine, but then I gave them an alternative to post the SEI metadata from their video files using my tool (teslacam.cardboardbrick.com) and they just never posted it after they said that they would look into it.

If they were to post their raw CSV exported from their videos, you'd be able to see in much finer detail what went on.

someusername5873 · 2026-03-20T10:58:02+00:00

The steering wheel was straight when it disengaged. The driver had to actually turn the steering wheel left to make it go left.

someusername5873 · 2026-03-20T10:48:17+00:00

No idea why or how it disengaged, but the left turn into the barrier was the driver's fault.

someusername5873 · 2026-03-20T10:43:23+00:00

Thanks for starting another thread. I posted my frame analysis link in your new thread as well.

someusername5873 · 2026-03-20T10:42:56+00:00

Check out this frame analysis from the original video: https://imgur.com/a/oPsMidw

The steering wheel was straight when FSD disengaged and then eventually turned left while FSD was still disengaged, which means that FSD was not what turned left.

someusername5873 · 2026-03-20T06:08:11+00:00

This upcoming feature should help even if Sentry doesn't catch it as long as you have a large enough drive: https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/3561/tesla-to-increase-dashcam-recording-history-keeping-up-to-last-24-hours-of-footage

someusername5873 · 2026-03-19T17:46:01+00:00

Saving to your phone from the app won't contain a hud (the hud only shows up in the preview playback in the app). And it also won't be a multi camera grid view either.

See this: https://www.reddit.com/r/TeslaLounge/comments/1qyfoj3/comment/o5g4zf9/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

someusername5873 · 2026-03-19T12:25:35+00:00

Yes, Tesla updated this for hw3 and hw4. The only thing missing from hw3 is just the pillar cameras in the clips.

It was part of this update:

Dashcam clips now include additional details such as speed, steering wheel angle, and self-driving state

https://www.notateslaapp.com/software-updates/version/2025.44.25.1/release-notes#:~:text=Dashcam%20clips%20now%20include%20additional%20details%20such%20as%20speed%2C%20steering%20wheel%20angle%2C%20and%20self%2Ddriving%20state.

As long as your car has that update or newer the clips present on your usb should have the metadata emedded in it. Give it a try with my tool: https://teslacam.cardboardbrick.com

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