US man decided to let Tesla's Full Self-Driving do his DoorDash shift as it was snowing and it's left people feeling jealous
Published on Jan 12, 2026 at 4:33 AM (UTC+4)
by Claire Reid
Last updated on Jan 12, 2026 at 4:33 AM (UTC+4)
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Claire Reid
A DoorDasher decided to let his Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) take control as he dropped off orders on a snowy day, and people were impressed by his smart thinking.
Now that winter is here, we’re seeing Tesla owners really put FSD V.14.2.1 to the test.
One man took his Tesla out on unplowed, snow-covered roads while in Mad Max mode to see how it coped.
But this Tesla-driving DoorDasher decided to take things one step further by having FSD help out with deliveries, and fellow delivery workers have branded it a ‘fantastic idea,’ but not everyone was full of praise.
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You’ve probably heard the expression, ‘work smarter, not harder,’ and that’s exactly what the Tesla driver from the Drive Electric Today YouTube channel recently did on a snowy day.
Rather than attempting to battle snow and ice-covered roads himself, he let FSD V.14.2.1 take the wheel while on a DoorDash shift.
In a recent clip, he could be seen making his way to a local Mexican restaurant and collecting the customer’s order.
But rather than then driving himself to the customer, he simply popped the address into his Tesla’s navigation system and sat back.
Despite the recent snowfall, the Tesla’s FSD handled the trip well and the DoorDasher praised the car’s human-like response to the roads, some of which were covered in snow.
The first delivery was less than a mile away from where he picked it up, so even with the less-than-ideal driving conditions it wasn’t long before he’d dropped it off and accepted a second order.
Over the course of the video, the driver picked up several orders, including some larger stacked orders which helped bring in some higher earnings.
However, while the shift mostly ran smoothly, his car’s FSD did tell him to take over at one point when it was driving along an icy road.
He then manually drove the vehicle until road conditions improved and he was able to flick his FSD back on.
Some folks thought it was genius, others admitted to feeling ‘jealous’
The DoorDasher’s use of FSD managed to attract plenty of attention online.
Several fellow DoorDash workers praised the ‘brilliant idea’ and that its a good way to ‘make a killing with basically no work’.
“In my opinion, there’s no better way to test FSD than doing a gig job,” one person commented.
Some even suggested that Tesla should allow DoorDash to be directly integrated into its tech.
One former Dasher even admitted to feeling ‘jealous’ about not owning a Tesla after seeing how easily it made things.
While others reckoned that in the future all deliveries would likely take place via autonomous vehicles.
A handy timeline of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving
2020: FSD ‘beta’ first released to select testers in the US
2021 – 2022: Rollout expands, as hardware updates come in
Early 2024: FSD ‘beta’ is now labelled ‘supervised’, meaning driver supervision is still required
2025: International expansion targets for FSD (Supervised) set in regions like Europe and China
Mid-2025: FSD v14 update announced
Late 2025: Roll-out of FSD v14 builds
Early 2026: Unsupervised FSD rollout goal
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Claire Reid is a journalist who hails from the UK but is now living in New Zealand. She began her career after graduating with a degree in Journalism from Liverpool John Moore’s University and has more than a decade of experience, writing for both local newspapers and national news sites. Claire covers a wide variety of topics, with a special focus on cars, technology, planes, cryptocurrency, and luxury.
