Tesla is making a change to its driver supervision system. Now, Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) strikes will clear after 3.5 days. Before this, it took 7 days for a strike to go away.
When using Autopilot or FSD, Tesla tracks how attentive the driver is. If the system thinks the driver isn’t paying attention, it gives a strike. If a driver gets enough strikes, a maximum of five on newer cars or three on older cars, the system disables FSD for a week. This safety rule stays the same.
With older updates, Tesla would clear all strikes for every driver when it released a big FSD update. Later, they started dropping one strike each week a driver went without a new strike. Now, the process is faster.
What’s changing
With the new update, if a driver stays attentive and gets no new strikes, one old strike is forgiven every 3.5 days. This means drivers who aren’t careless will get quicker access to FSD if they make a mistake. But if someone keeps getting strikes, they still lose FSD for seven days.
Tesla’s reason for the change is simple. Some people were turning off FSD just to use their phone or change music to avoid a strike. Tesla says this is less safe than keeping FSD on while doing these things. So, the new rule should help drivers use FSD more without switching between manual and automated driving.
Tesla is working on FSD Version 14. Elon Musk says this update will make the system need less monitoring from drivers. The new strike rule fits with this plan. Drivers will have to collect more than one strike every day to lose FSD, something that is less likely as FSD gets smarter.
Hardware questions
Tesla’s newest computers (called Hardware 4) will get FSD Version 14 first. Some older cars are still running earlier software while waiting for upgrades. It is not clear if reduced monitoring and quicker strike forgiveness will come to these older cars right away.
What stays the same
FSD is still supervised. The system checks things like eye movement and how the driver handles the wheel. The new rule only changes how quickly a strike drops off, not the need for a driver to pay attention.
Recent updates also added alerts that suggest turning on FSD if the car notices a driver is tired or drifting out of the lane. The system now tries to help the driver stay safe, not just warn them.
Tesla is making these changes while facing big fines and safety questions from courts and regulators. The company says FSD is getting safer and smarter, so rules can be less strict.
The change is live with update 2025.32. Drivers get a shorter penalty for mistakes and more practical options for using FSD. Tesla’s approach is shifting as the technology improves.
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