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FSD holds 40 km/h in a 70 km/h zone after a school-zone period ends

Date
March 2026 (day not known)
Developer / operator
Tesla
System
FSD
Location
Australia
Event type
Traffic-rule or infrastructure interpretation
Outcome
Failure / challenging
Automation status
Driving automation engaged — confirmed
Curator-reviewed

Summary

With FSD engaged, the vehicle continued at 40 km/h on a 70 km/h road after the school-zone time period had ended; the driver repeatedly pressed the accelerator.

Written by White Box Autonomy from the sources listed below.

What is observable from the evidence

  • FSD was engaged (curator's first-hand account).
  • The road's default limit was 70 km/h; the vehicle held about 40 km/h.
  • Following drivers were delayed; the driver pressed the accelerator to raise speed.

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.
  • Whether the school-zone period boundary was displayed or signed unambiguously.

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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