Tesla Super Fan Requests More FSD Driving Modes, Musk Responds
TapTechNews June 2nd, a netizen Gali who claims to be a 'Tesla super fan' tagged @Tesla and Elon Musk on X, asking for more driving mode options for FSD.
Gali thinks the current FSD is too aggressive, including frequent hard accelerations, sudden lane changes and sharp turns. He thinks that even in the softest driving mode, the behavior of FSD makes him uncomfortable. Therefore, he suggests adding a new 'turtle' mode to meet the needs of car owners like him who like cautious driving.
Currently, FSD provides three driving modes: Chill, Average, and Assertive. In theory, this should cover most driving styles, but Gali believes that the 'Chill' mode is far from reaching the standard that makes him feel relaxed. Many users also said that the differences among these three modes are not obvious. They pointed out that the performance of the 'Chill' mode is sometimes good and sometimes bad, sometimes being very cautious and even excessive, but sometimes it would aggressively accelerate and frequently change lanes on busy urban streets.
Of course, not all users hold the same view. Many people hope the vehicle can be more aggressive, and some users even ridicule the idea of introducing a slower or softer driving mode, referring to it as 'grandma mode' or 'because you drive so slowly that all the vehicles around you are honking' mode.
TapTechNews noticed that Elon Musk seems to be in the latter camp. In his reply to Gali's tweet, he didn't mention the request to add a reduced driving speed mode at all. Instead, he mentioned a new mode named 'Hurry'.
Even though he didn't get the desired response, Gali still appreciated Musk's reply and said he will continue to use the 'Chill' mode.
It's not clear yet what the difference is between the 'Hurry' mode and the current 'Assertive' mode, and it might just be a rename. Elon Musk has previously liked to rename plain product names to ones he finds more interesting, such as his recent plan to rename 'SmartSummon' to 'ActuallySmartSummon'.