FSD parking oops (hit house reversing into garage)… yes I know I’m supervising

[Mark805]

Not sure if it's CT specific, but it baffles me how confidently it can drive in suburban traffic and then completely shit the bed when it comes to parking. 4 wheel steer makes lining up into a spot a total joke, yet there have already been a few of us that have sustained damage from FSDs dogwater parking lot performance.

Anyone not brainwashed can see: FSD is not 99% of the way there. The all-encompassing scope and confidence of such a statement signals ignorance. EVERY SINGLE COMPANY in the self driving space (including Tesla) has a defined ODD and is geo-fenced, but somehow our $8K software package is nearly ready to handle all weather/speeds/situations?

Straight up the worst part of the forum is the double think: "it can totally drive itself anywhere, but any mistakes are your responsibility...but Ewon said texting and driving in a few months so hold tight".

It's a cowardly practice to not take responsibility for FSD's actions when good-faith actors are experiencing damage as a result of its failures. FSD deserves credit when it does well and should equally be ridiculed for crashing into a contrasting paint wall/garage door entrance.

@Mark805 please don't drink the Kool-aid on this one. Straight up FSD's fault, Tesla won't do anything because you're not an influencer, just repair it and stay vigilant. Personally I'm done using it in parking lots and if Summon/Banish is released I wouldn't use that without Tesla explicitly taking responsibility for any harm resulting from it. I'm not going to court/jail for a company that is top 10 in the S&P.

On a positive note, Tesla's online parts service and free repair documentation is honestly amazing. Used them twice now, only crap part is shipping costs.

Thanks for the input. I agree it was FSD that was at fault for the collision, but I also realize I am supervising.

I do agree that FSD needs more fine tuning. Like in my instance, this should have been a no brainer for FSD as the only moving part was the CT and I believe it should have. It would be no different than a parking stall at the mall. It’s got a few flaws that need refinement.

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[Stuck4ger]

I know every time my CT backs up I’m putting on my reading glasses and staring at the pillar side camera displays. I took my side mirrors off a year ago because I realized I only used them to ensure I didn’t hit them.

 

[silvioscope]

Thank you for sharing! Sorry to hear about the experience. I am also getting too confident on FSD. But FSD for CT is inferior to FSD at the S3XY lineup

 

[Speedr]

Hate to say it, but I did something very similar using Human Self Driving! No wrap, so body no damage/issues. The bumper has a very light scuff, but it's a truck, so...

 

[Bridgeboy69]

Sorry, I Just now saw this post and didn't read all the response comments, but I just wanted to comment that the bumper is probably the easiest thing to fix with a heat gun. Someone may have already said this, IDK.

You can heat the thermoplastic and remold it with any piece of metal, or even wood. It won't be perfect, but "good enuf" compared to a $2K bumper replacement. I did it to mine before and it was really easy...

Also, for anyone doing this, you don't have to heat that plastic too much. Don't go melting things with all those wires and electronics nearby. I set my heat gun to a moderate temperature that I could feel on my hand without scorching me, and I used that narrow attachment to blow the air mostly inside the female component. It's the inside walls of the receptacle that you want to be mallable so they "stretch" when you squeeze with the pliers.

And for anyone who doesn't have a heat gun, this one on Amazon is cheap and is what I used:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078S5QMFG?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_3

I originally bought it to fix a ding in my bumper where the approved Tesla Collision Center wanted to replace the whole bumper for like $2K. You can't even tell it was dinged anymore.

I just added this to the end of the original post as well.

 

[karega]

Your side view mirrors folded in during auto park? Maybe it's the version but mine has never done that.

 

[HAL GALLUS]

Well I got a little too confident with the whole fsd parking in my garage.

spent the day with my son on errands and watching the truck go and park for us. It took us home and instead of pulling into the driveway it turned around to back in… we watched in amazement as it slowly backed up … then boom… contact with my house.

and as it made contact it maintained backwards pressure as I hit the brake. So I pulled forward and to my disappointment the truck made contact rear left corner with the garage pillar and fascia.

so a few notes:

- yes I was overconfident in fsd.
- when the truck backed into the garagethe side mirrors folded back so I didn’t have the side mirror view but the pillar cameras were working. (as they do when I park head in first)
- damage to back quarter panel, wrap, rear bumper and facia.

I’ll fix the wrap easily but the bumper looks slightly chewed up.

My CYBERTRUCK wi now pul in to my driveway but I haven't Ben able to get it to back in let alone back in to the garage.

 

[Mark805]

My CYBERTRUCK wi now pul in to my driveway but I haven't Ben able to get it to back in let alone back in to the garage.

Well when I does… pay close attn

Mine never did before either… that’s why we were so excited to see it

 

[Mark805]

Your side view mirrors folded in during auto park? Maybe it's the version but mine has never done that.

It’s a setting when I get “home” the mirrors auto fold

 

[Mark805]

Sorry, I Just now saw this post and didn't read all the response comments, but I just wanted to comment that the bumper is probably the easiest thing to fix with a heat gun. Someone may have already said this, IDK.

You can heat the thermoplastic and remold it with any piece of metal, or even wood. It won't be perfect, but "good enuf" compared to a $2K bumper replacement. I did it to mine before and it was really easy...

Thanks for the tip! When I’m back from the holidays I’ll try it. To me it a truck so it’s going to get battle scars.

 

[cyberos]

Well I got a little too confident with the whole fsd parking in my garage.

spent the day with my son on errands and watching the truck go and park for us. It took us home and instead of pulling into the driveway it turned around to back in… we watched in amazement as it slowly backed up … then boom… contact with my house.

and as it made contact it maintained backwards pressure as I hit the brake. So I pulled forward and to my disappointment the truck made contact rear left corner with the garage pillar and fascia.

so a few notes:

- yes I was overconfident in fsd.
- when the truck backed into the garagethe side mirrors folded back so I didn’t have the side mirror view but the pillar cameras were working. (as they do when I park head in first)
- damage to back quarter panel, wrap, rear bumper and facia.

I’ll fix the wrap easily but the bumper looks slightly chewed up.

I feel your pain. Although interestingly my Cybertruck likes to pull into my two-car garage forwards and then park right in the middle.

Also I learned the hard way that the computer vision software isn't properly calibrated to the dimensions of the truck. I took off one of my wheel covers on a curb because I was a few inches closer than indicated.

 

[Mark805]

I feel your pain. Although interestingly my Cybertruck likes to pull into my two-car garage forwards and then park right in the middle.

Also I learned the hard way that the computer vision software isn't properly calibrated to the dimensions of the truck. I took off one of my wheel covers on a curb because I was a few inches closer than indicated.

I lost my back left wheel cover the first day they finally got put on. Tesla was awesome and gave me a new one same day.

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