FSD News

Release Notes

FSD v14.3.5 Lands With ’Hey Grok’ and Camera Preview

Software update 2026.20.6.6 carries FSD (Supervised) v14.3.5, the build this site’s owner log is currently written on. Alongside the driving stack it bundles Actually Smart Summon, a live Camera Preview, Blind Spot Warning While Parked, dashcam clip encryption, parental controls, bus-lane handling, and a hands-free ’Hey Grok’ wake word. The rollout began reaching Hardware 4 cars in mid-July 2026.

Roger’s take: parking still isn’t there in 14.3.5 →

Release Notes

FSD v14.3.4 Rolls Out With Cybertruck Smart Summon

Tesla began pushing FSD (Supervised) v14.3.4, firmware 2026.14.6.10, in mid-June 2026. The update brings Actually Smart Summon to the Cybertruck and adds FSD streak celebrations plus new arrival and parking options on the navigation map. Early testers report smoother low-speed behavior in construction zones, though some flagged a regression where the car misses highway exits and turns on rural roads.

Real-World Testing

Forbes Hands-On: FSD Now Drives Like a Robotaxi

In a June 2026 first-person test, Forbes contributor Brooke Crothers reported a Tesla FSD drive (v14.3.3) that required no interventions, including a moment where the car handled a lane-encroachment situation on its own. He argues the consumer system is getting harder to distinguish from a Level 4 driverless vehicle, while cautioning that no driver-assist system is perfect and that supervision still matters.

Real-World Testing

"The Best FSD Has Ever Been" · Devin Olsen on v14.3.4

Canada FSD's Devin Olsen titled his v14.3.4 drive "The best that Tesla FSD has ever been," though he hedges it's better than 14.3.3 rather than perfect. He credits real wins like smoother construction zones and far less brake-stabbing for birds and pedestrians, while flagging persistent issues like speed-limit misreads and left-lane camping.

Roger's take: a little stutter on the 152 exit →

Real-World Testing

Chuck Cook Returns to Test FSD v14.3

After a roughly four-month break, longtime FSD tester Chuck Cook posted a v14.3 first-impressions drive putting the major under-the-hood rewrite through his familiar Jacksonville test routes. Cook's drives are a benchmark for how FSD handles tricky intersections and unprotected turns, making this a good reference point for the hardest scenarios.

Robotaxi & Cybercab

Robotaxi Adds Tampa and Orlando, Weeks After Miami

Tesla expanded its unsupervised Robotaxi ride-hailing service to geofenced areas of Tampa and Orlando on July 22, days after launching in Miami earlier in the month. The Florida Model Y fleet arrives with no safety personnel aboard, running Tesla’s Unsupervised FSD end to end, the same pattern Tesla used when it grew the Austin service to cover the full metro area.

Robotaxi & Cybercab

Robotaxi Service Now Covers the Entire Austin Metro

Tesla expanded its unsupervised robotaxi service to the full Austin metropolitan area in early June 2026, a service zone of roughly 4,300 square miles. The fleet still runs on Model Y vehicles in both supervised and unsupervised configurations; the purpose-built Cybercab has entered production at Giga Texas but has not yet started carrying passengers. Cybercabs have been spotted being transported across the U.S. for testing and showroom display.

Rollout & Expansion

FSD v14 Lite Goes Wide for Hardware 3 Cars

Starting July 21, Tesla began pushing FSD v14 Lite (2026.20.6.11) in large waves to legacy Hardware 3 cars in the US and Canada, finally moving them onto the v14 family. The firmware version is shared with v14.3.6 for Hardware 4, so HW3 cars get the latest distilled features, though compute limits mean they will always trail the full HW4 build. European HW3 owners are still waiting.

Rollout & Expansion

FSD V14 Arrives in Australia and New Zealand

With software update 2026.16.6, Tesla started rolling FSD (Supervised) v14.3.3 to Hardware 4 cars in Australia and New Zealand, moving the region off the older v13 branch nearly a year after FSD first launched there. The international build trails the North American version: it omits the increased 8 mph Smart Summon speed and the unified Summon/FSD/Robotaxi model. Hardware 3 owners are still waiting on the forthcoming FSD v14 Lite build.

Rollout & Expansion

Tesla Files for FSD in Taiwan, Ends One-Time Purchases

Tesla submitted FSD (Supervised) application documents to Taiwan's Vehicle Safety Certification Centre in mid-June 2026, starting the regulatory review for that market. In the same announcement, Tesla confirmed it will end one-time FSD purchases after June 30, 2026, moving to a subscription-only model. Owners who already bought FSD can still transfer it to a new vehicle ordered by September 30, 2026.

Tips & How-To

How to Get 3 Months of Free FSD on a New Tesla

Tesla's referral program offers three months of free FSD (Supervised) on a new Model 3, Model Y, or Cybertruck, but only if you apply a referral link at the time of ordering. It can't be added retroactively, and you choose between the FSD trial and the cash-discount alternative, not both. Three months is a far longer real-world evaluation window than the standard 30-day trial before the monthly subscription begins.