Tesla Owner Fined for FSD Speeding Demands Company Take Responsibility

On September 3, Tesla Cybertruck owner and well-known content creator @DrKnowItAll16 stated on X that his vehicle received a speeding ticket while using the supervised Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature, and he demanded Tesla cover the fine. The owner claimed that, given the inability to directly adjust the vehicle’s speed, he would hold Tesla accountable based on the company’s prior statements. This incident is linked to Tesla’s recent update to its FSD software. In older versions, drivers could explicitly set a maximum speed limit using the right-side scroll wheel on the steering wheel—a feature that has now been removed. It has been replaced with five “speed profiles”: Sloth, Chill, Standard, Hurry, and Mad Max, which the system uses to automatically adjust driving behaviors, including speed. Multiple users have reported that even in Standard mode, the vehicle can exceed legal speed limits, and there is no option to set a standalone maximum speed cap—drivers can only switch to a more conservative profile or disengage FSD by braking. Last month, Tesla AI lead Ashok Elluswamy confirmed that the ability to set a maximum speed in “Mad Max” mode will not be restored, though the team is exploring other improvements. European regulators have raised concerns about FSD’s “speed offset” functionality. Both France and Sweden have expressed worries that the system tends to encourage speeding, with Sweden previously recommending that the EU deny FSD approval on these grounds. The EU plans to hold a vote on FSD regulatory approval later this fall. Currently, drivers remain legally responsible for traffic violations committed while using the supervised FSD system.