Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ got me a speeding ticket, and Tesla killed the fix

This is a car story, not a home energy one, so there is not much here that touches your house directly. The short version: a Tesla driver using the company's "Full Self-Driving" system (Tesla's driver-assist software, which still requires the driver to stay responsible for the car) got a speeding ticket after the system drove 78 km/h in a 50 km/h zone. The driver was in "Standard" mode, one of five preset driving speeds Tesla now offers, ranging from Sloth (under the limit) to Mad Max (fastest, ignores limits).

Before an October update last year, Tesla let owners set their own number for how many km/h over the limit they wanted the car to drive. That let people dial in a speed they were comfortable with. Tesla removed that option and replaced it with the fixed presets, and none of them matched what the driver wanted on that particular road.

The driver still owns the ticket and says so plainly, since the person behind the wheel is legally responsible whenever this kind of driver-assist system is active. But the piece argues Tesla should bring back the custom speed setting so owners can match the car's behavior to local roads and their own risk tolerance, rather than picking from five fixed options. There is no rebate, program, or home-equipment angle here for homeowners; it is purely about how Tesla's software handles speed limits.