--- title: "Tesla Has Totally Paused New Installations of “Full Self-Driving” After Safety Concerns" description: "Tesla is pausing installations of its controversial \"Full Self-Driving\" software after federal regulators called it a \"crash risk.\" " date: "2023-02-27" modified: "2023-02-27" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-fsd-installation-pause" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Self-Driving Vehicles" - "Tesla" tags: - "fsd" - "full self-driving" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Tesla Has Totally Paused New Installations of “Full Self-Driving” After Safety Concerns ![Tesla is pausing installations of its controversial "Full Self-Driving" software after federal regulators called it a "crash risk." ]() *\Image: Getty / Futurism\* ## Crash Love Bad news for Tesla stans: the Elon Musk-owned company is pausing all new installations of its controversial "Full Self-Driving" software after federal regulators deemed it a "crash risk." As [*The Verge* reports](), anyone who has purchased the $15,000 FSD add-on and not yet installed it — even if they *just* did so — will not be able to use the advanced assisted driving option until the company issues a firmware update. In the meantime, people who have the FSD beta can still use it, but they won't presumably see any new features until the company has made peace with regulators. Behind this huge setback is [Tesla's recall of more than 360,000 FSD-enabled cars]() after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found the feature to be a significant safety issue, though it's unclear why the company waited nearly two weeks to put this pause on new installations in the interim between the day of the recall (February 16) and now. ## Beta Blues In a [new support page about the FSD recall](), Tesla identified the issues that the software is reportedly causing, including "traveling or turning through certain intersections during a stale yellow traffic light" and problems related to the car's speed when driving "through certain variable speed zones." Translation: the car is driving through intersections when the light is yellow and changing its speed without driver permission, which along with the other listed issues are both *no bueno*. While Tesla has in recent years made headlines for numerous [driver]() [assist]() [safety]() [issues](), the advanced [assisted driving feature itself]() hasn't been the cause of too many of them. That said, however, the propensity for danger is very real, which is probably why the company has both recalled cars with FSD enabled and paused new installations. There's no telling how long it will take for Tesla to get its firmware in order to get the FSD beta back on track, but while we watch and wait, we're sure to see angry fanboys letting off steam about it online. **More on Tesla FSD:** [*Industry Group Not Happy That We Referred to Tesla's "Full Self Driving" Feature as "Self Driving"*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()