Since the release of the FSD beta version, there have been more and more interpretations and analyses of the FSD function from external sources. One user, named Greta Musk, expressed concern that in the demonstration for early-access users, the road environment that was not yet visible or clear to the driver had already been displayed clearly on the central console UI, which is not normal. Greta Musk believed that Tesla had used pre-scanned high-precision map data in the FSD system, which is not consistent with Tesla’s claim that FSD beta does not require maps or road information but only “visual pre-mapping.”
Other users shared their views on this matter. One comment with high popularity suggested that Tesla had never claimed that the FSD system only uses “visual perception.” In areas where high-precision maps are available, why not use them?
Some readers of car journals also believed that the situation occurred after the FSD beta version vehicle had already driven through the road section multiple times. In this case, the vehicle would load the road information previously constructed when it passed through this section, so even if the road environment was not within the field of view, the central console would still display the map information. Therefore, we cannot conclude that Tesla achieved this scene through high-precision maps.
This issue has been widely discussed on Twitter, and people are eager to find out how Elon Musk will respond to it.
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