--- title: "Tesla Full Self-Driving Code Contains Secret “Augmented Reality View”" description: "While digging through the code of their Tesla's Full Self-Driving feature, this hacker found an augmented reality view of everything the vehicle sees." date: "2020-12-15" modified: "2020-12-15" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-full-self-driving-code-secret-augmented-reality-view" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Self-Driving Vehicles" - "Tesla" tags: - "Self-driving cars" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Tesla Full Self-Driving Code Contains Secret “Augmented Reality View” ![While digging through the code of their Tesla's Full Self-Driving feature, this hacker found an augmented reality view of everything the vehicle sees.]() *\Image: @greentheonly\* ## AR View While digging through the code of their Tesla's Full Self-Driving feature, a noted Tesla hacker-owner who goes by the handle "green" found an augmented reality view of everything the vehicle is capable of seeing in vivid detail, [*Teslarati* reports](). The Elon Musk-led company [began rolling out]() its Full Self-Driving beta in October, allowing a select group of Tesla owners to test the feature. ## Dead Code In several videos posted to Twitter, the hacker showed off "the much coveted augmented reality view." They also spotted "tons of dead code" including snippets that may hint at possible features to be released later down the road including "coast2coast" and "map selection." https://twitter.com/greentheonly/status/1338743592328847361 The self-driving features suite is a $10,000 option that's slated for a substantial update, which [Musk promised]() in August will be a "quantum leap, because it’s a fundamental architectural rewrite, not an incremental tweak." Early beta testers [found]() that with the new feature turned on, their dashboard started glittering with glowing, colored lines outlining everything the vehicle's neural network "sees" — but not overlaid over a live feed of the vehicle's cameras, as green managed to find. ## Skeleton Crew Development tools of the Full Self Driving beta uncovered by the pseudonymous green also hint at [other potential features]() including "California Stop," "California Boost," and "Chiropractor Adjust Skeleton." It's unclear what any of these features will turn out to be — if any of them are ever released to the public. In October, Musk said that he expects the FSD update to [roll out to the public]() as soon as the end of this year. It's still unclear if Tesla will be able to meet that deadline. **READ MORE:** [Tesla Full Self-Driving’s cool augmented reality view previewed by noted hacker]() \[*Teslarati*\] **More on the beta:** *[Tesla Bros Are Freaking Out Right Now About the New Full Self-Driving Beta]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()