White Box Autonomy

FSD slows but does not fully stop for a bus encroaching into its lane

Date
March 2026 (day not known)
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, a bus encroached into the opposing lane to complete a sharp left turn; the vehicle began slowing but did not come to a full stop, and the driver intervened 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 bus was encroaching into the oncoming lane for a sharp left turn.
  • The vehicle slowed but did not fully stop; the driver intervened.

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.
  • What the vehicle would have done 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.

  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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