FSD slows and drifts near a side road where a stopped car was not visible in the front-camera recording
Summary
With FSD engaged, the vehicle briefly slowed and drifted near a side road; a car stopped on that side road was not visible in the front-camera recording at that moment but was visible in the left-pillar-camera recording.
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 vehicle slowed and drifted slightly at about 37 seconds into the clip.
- A stopped car on the left side road appears in the left-pillar-camera recording but not the front-camera recording at that moment; the curator notes it was in tree shadow.
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
- What the ADS internally detected — camera footage is not proof of internal perception state.
- Whether the slow-and-drift was a response to that vehicle or to something else.
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
One of two camera-view clips for this event.
YouTube video · White Box Autonomy
Second camera-view clip for this event.
About this record
Review status: Curator-reviewed. What the review statuses mean.
Record last reviewed or updated: 1 September 2026.
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