White Box Autonomy

FSD begins a right turn early and briefly closes on an oncoming vehicle

Date
15 March 2026
Developer / operator
Tesla
System
FSD
Location
Australia
Event type
Near miss / safety-critical interaction
Outcome
Failure / challenging
Automation status
Driving automation engaged — confirmed
Curator-reviewed

Summary

With FSD engaged, the vehicle began a right turn earlier than expected and briefly closed on a vehicle travelling straight from the opposite direction; no contact occurred.

Written by White Box Autonomy from the sources listed below.

What is observable from the evidence

  • FSD was engaged during the manoeuvre (curator's first-hand account).
  • The vehicle started the right turn earlier than the curator expected.
  • The vehicle briefly came close to an oncoming vehicle proceeding straight; no collision occurred.

Automation status

Driving automation engaged — confirmed

Whether the driving-automation feature was engaged is a separate question from whether it caused the event.

System / software version

13.2.9

Causal attribution

Undetermined

The available evidence does not establish a cause. Involvement of a driving-automation system is not the same as its being a cause.

What remains unknown

  • The separation distance or time-to-conflict.
  • The system's internal path planning for the turn.

Interpretation

No interpretation is offered for this event.

Sources & evidence

The sources below are the evidence. The summary and any interpretation on this page are written by White Box Autonomy and are not themselves evidence.

  1. YouTube video · White Box Autonomy

About this record

Review status: Curator-reviewed. What the review statuses mean.

Record last reviewed or updated: 1 September 2026.

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