Tesla Releases FSD v14: The Biggest Self-Driving Update in a Year

After nearly a year of silence, Tesla has finally dropped a major update to its (Supervised) Full Self-Driving system FSD v14, and it’s already landing on cars with Hardware 4.

Elon Musk teased it for months, calling it a leap forward built from the company’s Robotaxi work in Austin. It was originally slated for September, but a late “bug” delayed things until now. The update is rolling out in waves this week.

So what’s new, and is it worth the wait?

Tesla says FSD v14 uses lessons from the Robotaxi program to make its consumer cars smarter, smoother, and more capable in complex driving situations. It introduces parking destination options, better emergency response, and deeper integration of navigation and vision into the neural network. The car can now handle blocked roads and detours on the fly, offset around debris, and even manage tricky scenarios like unprotected turns and cut-ins more gracefully.

“FSD v14 takes what we’ve learned from Robotaxi development and brings it to customer cars,” Tesla noted in the release. “It’s focused on smoothness, reliability, and natural driving behavior.”

The update also adds a new Speed Profile called SLOTH for drivers who want ultra-conservative lane choices and slower speeds, alongside the existing CHILL and ASSERTIVE modes. Driver profiles now have more influence over how the system behaves in traffic, allowing each Tesla to reflect its owner’s driving style more closely.

For the first time, owners can select Arrival Options such as Driveway, Curbside, or Parking Garage, giving FSD a more human sense of destination handling. The system will remember your preferences and apply them automatically next time. Tesla calls this “Robotaxi-style drop-offs,” a hint at where this tech is heading.

Other tweaks include smarter handling of gates, better fault recovery, and even automatic camera cleaning at higher speeds.

While Tesla insists this update improves smoothness and reliability, it still reminds owners that Full Self-Driving (Supervised) requires active monitoring. The system can now start with a tap of the touchscreen or a press of the right scroll wheel, no brake confirmation needed unless you turn that setting back on.

FSD v14 might not make your Tesla a Robotaxi yet, but it’s the clearest step in that direction we’ve seen in a while. After a long pause in updates, this release suggests Tesla’s self-driving ambitions are accelerating again.

Source: Electrek