Tesla makes driver intervention feedback mandatory in FSD v14.3.2

Tesla made a new step in how it collects driver feedback from its Full Self-Driving users this week. On May 14, Electrek reported that Tesla had changed FSD v14.3.2 so the intervention prompt no longer disappears on its own after a driver takes over. Tesla’s release notes for v14.3.2 include a new line telling users to select an intervention reason on the main screen after taking control. Tesla’s support pages continue to say Full Self-Driving is a supervised system and “does not make your vehicle autonomous.” ### What exactly changed when a driver intervenes? Electrek reported on May 14 that Tesla altered the post-disengagement prompt in FSD v14.3.2 so it stays on screen until the driver selects a reason or records a voice note. The publication said the earlier version of the prompt would disappear after a few seconds if ignored. Tesla’s published release notes for FSD v14.3.2 say: “Help Tesla improve Self-Driving by selecting an intervention reason on the main screen after taking over.” The note appears under a section marked “New in FSD v14.3.2” and says the feature is not available on Cybertruck. (electrek.co) ### Which reasons can drivers give Tesla? Electrek said the current interface asks drivers to classify the intervention using on-screen categories including “Preference,” “Discomfort,” “Navigation,” and “Critical,” or to send a voice note. (electrek.co) The report said Tesla had revised the design several times, including changing one option from “Other” to “Navigation.” (notateslaapp.com) Tesla’s own release notes do not list those category names in the text captured publicly, but they do confirm that an intervention reason is now part of the workflow after takeover. That means the detailed button labels now in circulation appear to come from observed vehicle interfaces and user reports rather than Tesla’s support copy. ### How does Tesla describe the role of real-world driving data? (electrek.co) Tesla says on its FSD product page that it uses “billions of miles of anonymous real-world driving data” to train Full Self-Driving (Supervised). The company says the software will “continuously improve with future software updates.” The v14.3.2 release notes also tie several improvements to fleet-sourced edge cases. Tesla says the update improved traffic-light handling using “hard RL examples sourced from the Tesla fleet” and improved handling of rare objects by “sourcing infrequent events from the fleet.” (notateslaapp.com) ### What else was in FSD v14.3.2? Tesla’s v14.3.2 notes say the update upgraded the reinforcement-learning stage of training, upgraded the vision encoder, and rewrote the AI compiler and runtime with MLIR. (tesla.com) The notes say those changes improved performance in low-visibility scenarios and produced a 20% faster reaction time. The same release notes say v14.3.2 unified the model between Actually Smart Summon, FSD and Robotaxi. (notateslaapp.com) Tesla also listed “Upcoming Improvements” including broader reasoning beyond destination handling, pothole avoidance and better eye-gaze tracking in the driver-monitoring system. ### Does this change Tesla’s legal framing of FSD? Tesla’s support page says Full Self-Driving (Supervised) can drive “almost anywhere” only under active driver supervision. (notateslaapp.com) The page says the feature “does not make your vehicle autonomous” and tells drivers not to become complacent. Tesla’s owner documentation separately says driver intervention may be required on narrow roads, in construction zones and at complex intersections. (notateslaapp.com) The new mandatory feedback step changes what happens after those interventions, but Tesla’s public support language still frames the system as requiring human oversight. ### Why did this surface now? (tesla.com) Electrek published its report on May 14 and said Tesla had not separately announced the new behavior. The outlet said Tesla had instead updated the release notes after rollout to mention the intervention-reason requirement. Reuters reported on May 11 that Elon Musk would join President Donald Trump’s visit to China from May 13 to May 15, according to a White House official. (tesla.com) Tesla did not link the software change to that trip in any public material reviewed for this article. Tesla’s next public trail on the feature is likely to remain its software release notes and support pages. (electrek.co) As of the current v14.3.2 notes, the company is telling drivers to log intervention reasons after takeover while continuing to describe FSD as a supervised system. (notateslaapp.com) (finance.yahoo.com)