Tesla has released the next major update for Full Self-Driving (FSD), version 14.2, which began rolling out to early access users this morning. This update includes several significant features and improvements.
So far, only Model Y owners in California have shared news about this update, with vehicles equipped with Tesla's AI4 hardware. However, it wouldn't be surprising if more Tesla owners across the country start receiving the update soon.
According to the release notes, the main improvements in FSD V14.2 include a refined neural network for better detection of emergency vehicles, obstacles, and human gestures, along with new options for selecting destination locations.
It’s only a matter of time before FSD V14.2 videos start popping up on social media.
FSD (Supervised) V14.2 Release Notes
Version: 2025.38.9.5
Currently Installed: FSD (Supervised) v14.2
FSD (Supervised) v14.2 includes:
- Upgraded neural network visual encoders that use higher resolution features to improve handling of scenes involving emergency vehicles, road obstacles, and human gestures.
- New "destination options" allowing users to select where FSD should park: parking lots, streets, driveways, garages, or curbside.
- Added ability to yield or pull over for emergency vehicles like police cars, fire trucks, and ambulances.
- Added navigation and path planning functionality to the vision-based neural network to handle road blockages and rerouting in real time.
- New speed modes for further customization of driving style preferences.
- Improved handling of static and dynamic gates.
- Improved compensation for road debris (e.g., tires, branches, boxes).
- Enhanced handling of various situations such as unprotected turns, lane changes, cut-in vehicles, and school buses.
- Improved ability to handle FSD system failures and smooth recovery from degraded states, enhancing reliability.
- Added a reminder to clean the interior of your windshield if debris accumulates, which may obstruct the front cameras' view. If affected, visit a service center for cleaning.
Neural Network Visual Upgrade
The neural network’s visual encoder has been upgraded to utilize higher resolution images from the cameras, which will enhance FSD performance, especially in areas that require finer details. Tesla specifically mentions that this upgrade will improve the system’s ability to handle emergency vehicles and road obstacles.
One of the key new features is the ability to recognize human gestures. The first gestures the car will likely recognize are “stop” and “wave to continue,” allowing the vehicle to respond accordingly.
The release notes state:
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"Upgraded neural network visual encoder now uses higher-resolution features to improve handling of emergency vehicles, road obstacles, and human gestures."
Although the release notes describe this as a minor update, a Tesla engineer has commented that “this is not a small update.” Despite the core features remaining the same, Tesla may have added more parameters, increased training data, or made other changes not yet publicly disclosed.
FSD V14.2 is expected to be one of the key updates for FSD in 2025. While the release notes remain largely unchanged, the upgraded neural network is a significant step forward for Tesla’s autonomous driving capabilities.
New FSD Statistics Menu
One of the much-anticipated surprises in FSD v14.2, which wasn't mentioned in the release notes, is the addition of a new feature under the Autopilot menu called “Autopilot Statistics.” This feature tracks the total mileage driven by the vehicle as well as the mileage driven with FSD enabled.
At the top, it shows the percentage of mileage driven using FSD since the release of v14.2, meaning the statistics are not retroactive.
In theory, this feature could have been added to the “Trip” menu, as it essentially functions as another trip counter. Adding it to the “Trip” menu has the advantage of displaying the data on the “Trip” widget that appears when swiping left on the media player in the Model 3, Model Y, or Cybertruck.
The FSD statistics are tracked per vehicle, not per driver, so if multiple people use the same car, the stats will reflect usage by all drivers.
Unlike other odometers, Tesla does not allow users to reset this particular mileage counter. It's currently unclear whether Tesla will ever allow resets, or if the counter will be reset with every major FSD update. However, as FSD continues to evolve and usage increases, it's likely that this mileage counter will be reset at some point.
Tesla, if you're listening, we’d love to see more data! For example, the number of disengagements per 1,000 miles driven, or even how much time the vehicle saves by driving autonomously.
UI Update / FSD Settings
In all previous FSD v14.1 versions (including FSD v14.1.7), you had to activate FSD before you could change the speed mode or destination options. However, FSD v14.2 changes this by allowing you to adjust settings before activating FSD.
This is particularly useful when parked. Just like entering a destination before driving, now you can set your preferred speed mode and destination parking options before starting to drive.
Below the always-visible “Enable Autopilot” button, the selected parking option for the destination now appears—even if FSD isn’t activated yet. Tapping this new text will bring up the familiar speed settings and destination options.
While you can easily change the speed mode while driving using the right scroll wheel, the destination parking options require interaction with the touchscreen.
Once you’ve selected your options, you can tap outside the module or click the “X” button to close it and return to the “Enable Autopilot” button.
This process feels a bit cumbersome—Tesla, you could improve this by keeping the “Enable Autopilot” button visible while adjusting the destination options, so you could just tap it to activate FSD without needing to close the menu.
