Park assist
Past Tesletter articles
Heads-up on Tesla smart parking: watch for moving cars
A clip from Chuck Cook’s video on FSD v12.3.6 showcases Autopark in various scenarios, highlighting unexpected events—especially around the 1:47 mark, where the parked Tesla doesn’t seem to account for other moving vehicles. As always, Tesla owners using Autopark should stay vigilant.
From issue #315Intel vs AMD: New Autopark visuals compared
Tesla’s latest Autopark feature, part of the FSD v12.3.6 update, is now available for vehicles with ultrasonic sensors (USS), offering improved visuals during the parking process. However, the infotainment unit’s processor determines the visual experience—Intel Atom provides a simpler version with 2D overhead views, while AMD Ryzen delivers a full 3D reconstruction, known as High Fidelity Park Assist, which appears more detailed and realistic. To experience High Fidelity visuals without using Autopark, owners must disable ultrasonic sensors, which some might not prefer.
From issue #316Parallel parking on new autopark feature
Great video demonstrating how it works in this case. I can’t wait to try it!
From issue #310Smart Summon & Banish Autopark without passengers on the horizon
Elon tweeted that a new feature is on the verge of being released, allowing Tesla vehicles to perform Smart Summon & Banish (Autopark) even when there’s no one inside the car.
From issue #316Tesla rolls out High Fidelity Park Assist and new Autopark to cars with USS
Tesla’s latest software update, 2024.3.25, finally brings High Fidelity Park Assist and a new Autopark feature to vehicles equipped with Ultrasonic Sensors (USS) and AMD Ryzen chips. This enhancement now enables the previously Vision-only features, offering a ‘Tesla Vision’ Park Assist with 3D reconstruction and a choice between ‘Standard’ and ‘Vision’ Autopark options. However, cars with the older Intel Atom chip will only receive a less detailed version.
From issue #315Tesla's High Fidelity Vision Park Assist gains impressive accuracy
The owner just stopped when the car showed “stop,” and by measuring the distance, they found it was a bit over 12 inches from the garage door, pretty accurate!
From issue #310Tesla's new 'Tap to Park' autopark feature
Tesla introduces an updated ‘Tap to Park’ Autopark feature, accessible via update 2024.2.11, currently to employees. This enhancement is expected to rely on the neural networks driving FSD Beta v12, providing better detection and selection of parking spots and streamlining the process with simple screen-tap activation. Many are asking for functionality like the old summon one where the owner was able to exit the vehicle before the maneuver.
From issue #310Tight parallel park. pure vision, no radar
Great demo of how far the auto park has come with the latest updates. When Tesla removed the ultrasonic sensors, many people in the community doubted this would ever be possible, but Tesla keeps proving their vision-only approach works.
From issue #315True accuracy of Tesla 'High Fidelity' Park Assist
Nice video by ai_drivr where we can see the High Fidelity Park Assist at the same time as we can see the car from a drone. As it isn’t surprising, the car struggles the most when objects are right in front of the car and not visible by the cameras, because they are close and shorter than the hood of the car. This means that if you can back up into a parking spot, the visualization will almost always be more accurate. Again, pretty cool video!
From issue #301
