FSD continues to accelerate in a detected school zone until the driver brakes
Summary
With FSD engaged in a school zone, the vehicle continued to accelerate with a warning chime active; the driver braked before it became unsafe.
Written by White Box Autonomy from the sources listed below.
What is observable from the evidence
- FSD was engaged (curator's first-hand account).
- A school-zone warning chime remained active.
- The vehicle kept accelerating; the driver applied the brake.
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 exact day within March 2026.
- The speed reached and what would have happened without the intervention.
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.
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.
To report an error or raise a concern about this record, contact zuduo.zheng@uq.edu.au.