🧪 Community source
FSD
FSD
Users claim FSD 12.6.4 on HW3 monitors hands, not eyes
Unconfirmed: a Reddit post from a user claims that, on a Tesla with HW3 hardware and FSD 12.6.4, the system monitors the driver's hands instead of their eyes, and that it has a specific behavior when it decides the driver has disengaged from driving. The available text contains only the post title and links, so it does not describe the alert mechanism, timing, or consequences. There is no confirmation from Tesla or any other independent source about what is described.
- Community post on Reddit; not news confirmed by Tesla.
- Claims hand monitoring instead of eye monitoring on HW3 with FSD 12.6.4.
🔎 Why it matters: No official confirmation: the post claims FSD 12.6.4 on HW3 evaluates the driver's hands rather than their gaze, but it provides no evidence and does not detail the alert sequence.
📈 Upside: Not applicable.
📉 Risk: If the behavior is as described, a driver might believe that keeping hands on the wheel is enough to meet supervision requirements, even with their eyes off the road.
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