Tesla's v14.3.12 release notes, as of 2026.38.5.1, say one model now drives Actually Smart Summon, FSD, and Robotaxi, per Not a Tesla App's copy. That is a big step toward unsupervised driving. Customer FSD is still supervised, and unsupervised rides run only in the cities Tesla names.
The copy marks the note HW4. The vehicles listed are the new Model S, Model 3, the new Model X, Model Y, and Cybertruck. Firmware 2026.38.5 carries that version, dated 10 October 2026. Firmware 2026.38.5.1 carries the same version, dated 13 October 2026.
The note still says supervised
The unification line is one bullet, as of 2026.38.5.1. The 2026.38.5.1 notes quote it as "Unified the model between Actually Smart Summon, FSD, and Robotaxi for more capable and reliable behavior."
The same page still titles the feature FSD (Supervised) v14.3.12. Under the feature description, the reproduced note says the system does not make the vehicle autonomous. The driver must remain attentive.
Tesla's FSD support page says the same thing in plainer language. None of these features make the vehicle fully autonomous or replace the driver. Actually Smart Summon is listed there as a supervised feature that brings the car to you in a parking lot.
HW3 cars on this firmware do not get that unified model. The same copy calls their build FSD (Supervised) v14.3 Lite. It says Lite distilled intelligence from HW4 V14 into HW3, using the HW4 model as a guide. Distilled is not the same model.
Where the car already has no driver
Tesla's Q2 2026 update says Robotaxi was live in seven major US metros. Austin, Dallas, and Houston were ramping unsupervised. Miami, Orlando, and Tampa were ramping unsupervised. The San Francisco Bay Area still used a safety driver. Tesla cites California TCP permit TCP0046782-A for that Bay Area service. Phoenix and Las Vegas were preparations underway.
The same update says Cybercab production started at Gigafactory Texas. Engineering test drives of production Cybercabs on public roads began during the quarter. Employee rides in Cybercabs on the Gigafactory Texas campus began in July. Tesla calls Cybercab a purpose-built autonomous EV for the Robotaxi fleet. The update does not say how many vehicles were in service.
The miles, and who they belong to
At the end of Q2 2026, Tesla reported 9.7 million cumulative deliveries. Active FSD subscriptions were 1.48 million. Those are the customer fleet and the paid FSD base. They are not a count of cars already running v14.3.12.
On 21 October 2026, Tesla's FSD (Supervised) safety page showed about 15.78 billion miles driven. City miles on that page were about 6.16 billion. Tesla says the counter moves at the average rate of fleet mileage per second. It may miss mileage from a growing fleet and from free trials. The miles start in 2020. The page still calls the product supervised.
That same copy ties two driving fixes to the fleet. Traffic-light handling at complex intersections used hard examples sourced from the Tesla fleet. Rare objects extending into the vehicle path used infrequent events from the fleet.
What one model changes
That copy does not say customer cars are unsupervised. It says one HW4 model now covers Actually Smart Summon, FSD, and Robotaxi. A behavior can be checked in a parking lot, on a supervised drive, and in the robotaxi service against the same model. HW3 Lite stays a separate check, because the copy describes it as distilled.
The release-note copy unifies the model. It does not give the owner car the Robotaxi service area. The Q2 update still limits unsupervised Robotaxi to the metros it names. Those notes and that update do not name a date for unsupervised driving on an owner car.
Sources
- 2026.38.5.1 release notes, FSD (Supervised) v14.3.12, as of 2026.38.5.1, including the same v14.3.12 section carried on 2026.38.5.
- Full Self-Driving (Supervised), Tesla Support.
- Tesla Q2 2026 update, exhibit 99.1.
- FSD (Supervised) Vehicle Safety Report, read on 21 October 2026.
Next
- Read the v14.3.12 note with the supervised warning still attached.
- Keep HW4 v14.3.12 and HW3 v14.3 Lite apart. Lite is distilled from HW4. It is not the same model.
- Check a behavior on Actually Smart Summon, on FSD (Supervised), and on Robotaxi before you treat the shared model as one behavior in practice.
- Use Tesla's own fleet figures. 9.7 million cumulative deliveries and 1.48 million active FSD subscriptions, both at the end of Q2 2026. Do not treat a firmware-tracker sample as the installed base of v14.3.12.
- Keep unsupervised claims on the metros in the Q2 update. Leave the Bay Area on a safety driver until Tesla says otherwise.
- Watch later notes for the unified-model line. Do not invent a date for unsupervised owner FSD. The notes and the Q2 update cited here do not name one.
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