White Box Autonomy

Tesla on FSD travels well above the posted speed limit while set to Chill mode

Date
Date unknown
Developer / operator
Tesla
System
FSD
Event type
Traffic-rule or infrastructure interpretation
Outcome
Failure / challenging
Automation status
Driving automation engaged — reported, not confirmed
Curator-reviewed

Summary

According to the linked post, a Tesla on FSD set to Chill mode travelled at about 44% above the posted speed limit.

Written by White Box Autonomy from the sources listed below.

What is observable from the evidence

  • The post states the FSD speed profile was set to Chill mode.
  • The vehicle's speed is stated as ~44% above the posted limit.

Automation status

Driving automation engaged — reported, not 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

  • The event date (posting date only, 16 March 2026) and the location.
  • Whether the posted limit shown to the system matched the actual limit.

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. X post · AI DRIVR

About this record

Review status: Curator-reviewed. What the review statuses mean.

Record last reviewed or updated: 1 September 2026.

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