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Boley, a Cybertruck owner from Texas, reports that his truck in FSD almost drove directly onto an oncoming train when it failed to recognize the railroad gate.
Boley mentions that he has suspected for some time that the full self-driving software on his Cybertruck doesn’t recognize railroad gates.
His suspicion is based on the fact that the FSD visualization on the Cybertruck’s center touchscreen doesn’t display railroad crossings.
While Boley understands that the FSD visualization doesn’t necessarily show everything the AI perceives, this observation nonetheless sparked his curiosity.
This morning, Boley was driving across a railroad track and decided to test whether the truck recognizes railroad gates.
He was the first vehicle approaching a railroad when the gates began to come down.
The gates had flashing lights and were making loud noises. Boley also says the train was clearly visible and was less than 100 feet away.
Despite this, he says the FSD software did not detect the crossing gate or the train.
As an experiment, Boley allowed FSD to continue until the last moment, but instead of slowing down, his Cybertruck accelerated straight toward the crossing bar and oncoming train.
Boley says when he slammed the brakes less than half a car length from the gate, the truck was still increasing its speed.
This situation is far from ideal. Interestingly, Boley notes that even after his last-minute intervention, the Cybertruck did not display the usual “what went wrong” message, which would allow him to send an audio feedback to Tesla engineers.
Since Tesla didn’t prompt him for feedback, Boley questions whether Tesla engineers are already aware of the railroad gate issue.
The concerned Cybertruck owner shared his story on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum.
He writes…
“I’ve suspected that FSD might have problems at railroad crossings when it’s not following another vehicle, meaning if it is the first vehicle approaching the crossing when the barriers are down and the lights are flashing.
My concerns come from the fact that on the Cybertruck’s center screen, train cars are displayed as trucks and SUVs, and railroad traffic control visuals are not shown at all.
I understand that UI visuals and FSD aren’t directly connected, but it still raises warning bells for me.
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This morning, I tested my concern when FSD almost drove through the railroad crossing gate.
The gate was already lowering as we turned onto the road, the lights were flashing, bells ringing, and a train was less than 100 feet away, moving slowly and clearly visible.
The gate fully came down a car length or two before we reached it. I waited until it was within half a car length before hitting the brakes.
My Cybertruck was speeding up instead of slowing down. For some reason, it never slows at this crossing but accelerates after we turn onto the road. (The crossing is about six car lengths from the start of the road.)
Usually, the message “What went wrong?” appears, and I send an audio alert when I take over in this way.
However, in this case, there was no opportunity to report the incident, similar to how it is at the end of a trip when I take over, because it doesn’t know where to park, or if it fails to turn into a driveway.
Is this because Tesla engineers are aware FSD sometimes fails in certain situations and see no need to explain?
Has anyone else tested railroad crossings where they are the first vehicle to pass through?”
This situation is certainly not ideal, and reactions from fellow Cybertruck owners have been varied.
Gus, a fellow Cybertruck owner, joked, “It’s a Cybertruck. The train should be afraid.”
However, another Cybertruck owner, Enrique from Oceanside, California, reports facing similar issues with railroad crossing gates.
He writes:
“I cross a railroad 3 times a week. It’s a weird intersection where I make a left-hand turn into another intersection and cross over the train tracks before a right-hand turn.
Yesterday, the train’s gates were already down before my Cybertruck made a left, and it would have gone past the gates if I hadn’t stopped it.
It was still accelerating when I hit the brakes and stopped, which was too close for comfort.”
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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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