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Stephen Affolter, a Cybertruck owner from Georgetown, Texas, reports that his vehicle performed a risky maneuver in front of a police officer.
Stephen’s Cybertruck was driving autonomously on the highway using Tesla’s latest FSD software.
The Cybertruck was cruising behind a slow-moving vehicle in the middle lane when it suddenly activated the turn signal and moved to the left lane.
While using a turn signal and overtaking on the left is acceptable, the issue is that there was already an SUV driving in the passing lane.
Cutting off a vehicle in the middle of the highway is bad enough; however, making matters worse, the vehicle that the Cybertruck cut off was a police car.
After this maneuver, the cop pulled over Stephen. Although he protested that the Cybertruck was operating autonomously and he wasn’t driving, the officer still issued him a traffic ticket.
The frustrated Cybertruck owner shared his story on the Cybertruck Owners Only group on Facebook.
He writes…
“I was cruising down I-35 this week in FSD.
We were stuck in the middle lane, and next thing I hear is the blinker, and my Cybertruck pinches it over to the left lane.
The SUV it cut in front of was a cop. Needless to say, I got a ticket for doing 85.
The cop did not appreciate me telling him the vehicle was driving itself.
If I were driving, I would have NOT done that.”
This is definitely not ideal, and looking at the comments, several Cybertruck owners shared that they too have noticed similar behavior with their trucks.
A fellow Cybertruck owner, Seth Jackson, says he has also received a ticket while using FSD.
Seth writes…
“I got busted in hurry mode… it doesn’t care…”
Another Cybertruck owner, Brad Burkman, writes…
“I stopped using FSD a couple of weeks ago. It started to stress me out too much.”
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This is not ideal; however, fellow Cybertruck owners suggested several measures that Stephen and other Cybertruck owners should take to prevent their trucks’ risky behavior on the road.
The advice ultimately comes down to what mode the Cybertruck drivers have set the FSD software to.
Tesla offers various driving modes for FSD, including Chill, Standard, and Hurry.
Looking at the discussion, most Cybertruck owners who complained about their trucks’ aggressive driving behavior appear to have selected the Hurry driving mode.
A fellow Cybertruck owner, Jonathan Joiner, writes…
“If it was on Hurry, you better believe it’s forcing itself in a tight gap.”
Another Cybertruck owner, Brad Davis, writes…
“If you’re in traffic, I find it best not to use Hurry mode. It’s not considerate of other drivers or the speed limit.”
A third Cybertruck owner, Mallory Sutton, writes…
“Hurry is so aggressive.”
A fourth Cybertruck owner, Tiffany Boscan, writes…
“No more hurry – better pick standard.”
In response, Stephen confirmed that his FSD driving mode was set to Hurry.
Stephen writes…
“It was set to Hurry. But mine defaults to 85 all the time.”
Overall, looking at the comments, most Cybertruck owners share that they find the Hurry mode too aggressive for their liking.
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Tinsae Aregay has been following Tesla and the evolution of the EV space daily for several years. He covers everything about Tesla, from the cars to Elon Musk, the energy business, and autonomy. Follow Tinsae on Twitter at @TinsaeAregay for daily Tesla news.
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