Texas driver says Tesla's Full Self-Driving saved his life after it made split second decision

Texas driver Clifford Lee believes the Tesla Full Self-Driving system saved his life when it made a split-second decision and took control of his Cybertruck.

Since Tesla’s Full Self-Driving began to roll out, the autopilot system has been heavily scrutinized.

This scrutiny is understandable, given it’s one of the biggest changes we’ve seen to driving in recent history.

But one person is incredibly thankful to his Cybertruck and the FSD system, as it saved him from an oncoming vehicle before he even had time to react.

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Full Self-Driving tech saves this Cybertruck driver

Two months ago, Tesla released its latest major overhaul of the Full Self-Driving kit, rolling out version 14.

Using knowledge gained by the Robotaxi fleet in Austin, Texas, the system has been given improved routing, navigation, parking, and vehicle awareness, the latter of which has been worth its weight in gold for one man.

Talking on CBS News, Clifford Lee revealed he was night driving on a highway in Austin when a truck pulled out into incoming traffic to overtake a semi, but failed to make up the pace.

As a result, the truck was on course to collide with Lee’s Cybertruck.

Then Tesla’s FSD kicked in.

“I realized he would not make it. He didn’t look like he was making any progress in front of the semi, and I couldn’t tell exactly whether he was already beyond the center line or not, but he was getting so close, and I’m traveling 75 at the time,” he recalled.

But as he went to swerve, FSD had kicked in.

“I tried to jerk it, and the car was already moving,” he said.

“You know, quite frankly, I don’t remember what I did and when I did what.”

The footage from the Cybertruck shows how it managed to squeeze itself between the oncoming car and the reservation, only limiting the two 75mph vehicles to a tap on the wing mirror.

“It’s just amazing. I realized that this is my second life already,” he added.

You can watch footage of the incident in the video at the top of this story.

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Having been operating for several years now, the Full Self-Driving kit has been upgraded 14 times.

Since the first evolution from self-parking to self-driving, it’s evolved considerably.

So much so that when Supercar Blondie Journalist Callum Tokoday took it for a spin – or should we say, it took him for a spin – he described it as a ‘gamechanger’.

The system has evolved so much that drivers are now able to travel from coast to coast across the United States without touching the wheel.

It’s still a work in progress, but Tesla is rapidly solving its problems, and Full Self-Driving appears to be in the best form ever, avoiding collisions that drivers may not have been able to.

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