EV giant Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) has started rolling out version 12.5 of its full self-driving (FSD) driver assistance software to select drivers but it doesn't allow drivers to wear sunglasses still.
What Happened: While the newly rolled-out version is yet to allow users to wear sunglasses or enable complete hands-off driving on highways, those features will be deployed in future versions of the software, a senior Tesla executive confirmed on X.
"End-to-end on the highway is coming in follow-up 12.5.x releases. So is driver monitoring support for sun glasses," Ashok Elluswamy wrote. Elluswamy is Tesla's Director of Autopilot software.
FSD currently does not work well with sunglasses as its attention monitoring system tracks eye movements to ensure users are paying attention to the road and are ready to take over as required.
However, the issue should be solved with version 12.5 of the software, Musk told video game developer John Carmack on Saturday.
Tesla did not immediately respond to Benzinga's request for comment.
Why It Matters: Tesla is attempting to improve its FSD software to enable vehicles to operate without human intervention. However, it presently requires active driver supervision.
In May, Musk said that version 12.5 of FSD will start rolling out in late June. However, there seems to have been a delay with the software rolling out to select Tesla drivers only on Monday.
While many Tesla customers are on version 12.4 of the software, some are on further older versions.
Musk has previously also said that the company will start deploying FSD on its Cybertruck vehicles with version 12.5. It is unclear if any Cybertruck drivers have gotten access as of today.
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