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How I deal with FSD's speed-limit misreads — and the I-35/I-29 speed trap

From the Driver’s Seat · Jun 20, 2026 · v14.3.4
Tesla FSD drive display reading 84 mph with the posted limit at 65, heading into North Kansas City.
Heading into North Kansas City — 84 where the posted limit reads 65.
Driver's-seat view crossing the cable-stayed Christopher S. Bond Bridge on the I-29/I-35 stretch north of the Missouri River in Kansas City.
The Bond Bridge on the I-29/35 run north of the river — the stretch where the limit drops and FSD wants to keep pace with traffic.

FSD still misreads speed limits, mostly in construction zones, and I've found a way to live with it. The trick is the speed profile. If I'm in Standard and the car's pushing too hard, I drop it down a couple of notches. If I'm in a hurry, I'll at least pull it back to Standard. It's not ideal — you shouldn't have to babysit it like that — but it keeps the car from overdoing the speed. There's one stretch I watch closely: I-35/I-29 on the north side of the river. The limit drops to 55, but traffic is usually running 60-plus, and FSD wants to keep up with the flow. That's a speed trap. I'd love it if FSD could learn to recognize those — the spots where the posted limit and the moving traffic don't agree.

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