FSD remains stopped as another vehicle passes in a car park, then hesitates during a right-of-way interaction
Summary
With FSD (Supervised) engaged in a busy car park, the vehicle stayed stopped while another vehicle passed through the area ahead of its intended path. Shortly afterwards it hesitated during an interaction with an oncoming vehicle that was indicating a turn, and the other driver waved it through.
Written by White Box Autonomy from the sources listed below.
What is observable from the evidence
- FSD (Supervised) was activated in a busy car park.
- The vehicle initially did not proceed with the intended manoeuvre.
- Another vehicle passed through the area ahead of the vehicle's intended path.
- The vehicle remained stationary while that other vehicle passed.
- Shortly afterwards the vehicle stopped or hesitated during an interaction with an oncoming vehicle that was indicating a right turn.
- The other driver then used a hand gesture indicating that the vehicle could proceed.
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
Not identified in the available sources.
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
- Which objects or predicted trajectories caused the initial stationary behaviour.
- Whether the passing vehicle was the primary reason the system did not proceed.
- Why the system hesitated during the second interaction.
- How the system interpreted the other vehicle's indicator.
- Whether or how the hand gesture influenced subsequent behaviour.
- Whether the system explicitly represented right of way.
Interpretation
Curator interpretation — this goes beyond what the evidence directly shows
The first interaction is consistent with cautious and potentially beneficial conflict avoidance: proceeding could have created a conflict with the passing vehicle. The second interaction suggests greater difficulty resolving an ambiguous social negotiation involving an indicator, right of way and a driver's hand gesture. The available external evidence does not reveal the system's internal reasoning.
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.
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White Box Autonomy video and description of the car-park interaction
White Box Autonomy post describing a car-park sequence in which the vehicle holds position as another car passes, then hesitates in a right-of-way interaction.
About this record
Review status: Curator-reviewed. What the review statuses mean.
Record last reviewed or updated: 30 August 2026.
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