Scenarios · Roundabouts

Can FSD handle a roundabout?

A long-running sore point with a genuinely visible arc across versions — worth watching in order.

Filmed moments
254
matching this scenario
Takeovers, assists & near misses
98
of those moments
Videos
127
2019-07-11 → 2026-08-02
Software eras
13
with footage
What this page is: 98 of the 254 filmed moments here were takeovers, assists, near misses, or critical events; 156 were highlights. Spread across 13 software eras and 127 videos. These are counts of what was described on camera, not a rate — the archive can only show what Chris filmed and narrated. How the numbers work.

Coverage by software era

How much footage exists for this scenario in each build. Eras with fewer than 3 matching videos are marked — they are anecdotes, not evidence of a trend.

VersionMomentsFailuresHighlightsVideos
v85235 / 12
v95234 / 11
v1036162018 / 55
v10.6938122619 / 38
v11.312757 / 15
v11.43012189 / 35
v12.35144 / 10
v12.43122 / 7thin sample
v12.56155 / 24
v13.21931610 / 27
v14.1664 / 14
v14.211294 / 13
v14.3665 / 22

Watch it happen

Worst first, newest builds first within each severity. Every card opens YouTube at the moment.

critical11:49

In a multi-roundabout mall approach with a divided entrance, the car got confused, system alarmed/turned off mid-roundabout, and he could not re-enable immediately; he planned to send the clip.

2020-12-14 · Tesla Self Driving Beta 7 Update 2020.48.10.1 Improves FSD Beta! Downt
critical8:50

On the first FSD Beta drive the car tried to drive through the middle of a roundabout; the same roundabout now works correctly for him.

2023-10-31 · I Tested Tesla FSD for 3 Years - Here's What Happened!
disengagementv13.2.28:15

While waiting for a train at a roundabout, FSD tried to go around stopped cars and cut everyone off; he stopped it and counted a disengagement for inappropriate behavior.

2025-01-10 · Tesla FSD 13.2.2 Tackles BUSY Downtown Streets!
disengagementv11.3.412:02

At a closed road with detour signs after a roundabout, beta waited correctly for roundabout traffic then would not follow the detour and stopped, so Chris took over and did the detour himself.

2023-03-31 · Tesla FSD Beta Update 11.3.4 First Drive and Initial Impressions
disengagementv11.3.26:00

At an unmapped roundabout the car takes the wrong direction; driver takes over to avoid a long reroute.

2023-03-23 · Tesla Self Driving Uses Tricky Tactic to Avoid illegal Left Turn | FSD
disengagementv10.69.2.219:15

Near home, poorly mapped roundabout behavior led creator to disengage; he was unsure whether to count it and was annoyed at the ending.

2022-09-21 · ZERO Takeover Drive on FSD Beta 10.69.2.2 | TESLA CHALLENGE #30
disengagementv10.69.317:02

Approaching home, the car took a roundabout path too fast/aggressively and drove over the curb; Chris disengaged and said he is including it.

2022-11-08 · Has Tesla Made a Robo Taxi? | 10.69.3 TESLA CHALLENGE #32
disengagementv10.11.217:30

On a tiny mini-roundabout the car runs too close to the curb for comfort and creator disengages, calling it a terrible job to finish the drive.

2022-04-06 · Tesla Self Driving Panics for People in FSD Beta Update V 10.11.2 | 20
disengagementv10stress test10:20

Driver took over intentionally to force a full-circle roundabout routing test, then re-enabled FSD.

2021-09-11 · Tesla's FSD Beta V 10 Mind Blowing Update Is Here! | First Drive and I
disengagementv10.6.19:40

At an empty roundabout the car stops too far back at the yield and then completely stops with no vehicles or pedestrians, so the driver takes over.

2021-12-13 · Tesla FSD Beta Drives GREAT Until This System Error | Update 10.6.1 20
disengagement18:40

Final try for third exit failed strangely; could not turn FSD back on afterward. First and second exits worked; third was fishy.

2020-11-20 · I Turned On Tesla's Full Self Driving in Downtown Ann Arbor and THIS H
disengagement12:00

Early beta stopped at yield signs and repeatedly failed a second roundabout by heading into the middle, requiring multiple takeovers; present-day glides yields and completes a full circle exit.

2023-01-28 · The Progress of Tesla FSD Beta 2 Years Later
near missv14.2.2.217:40

At the yield inside the roundabout, FSD goes when Chris thinks it should not; it makes it work but he calls it real sketchy and notes he should have right-of-way.

2026-01-08 · Can Teslas Latest FSD Update Handle Confusion Corner Chaos?
near missv11.4.236:00

Chris describes a recurring roundabout failure where FSD tried to enter with a car already in the circle, close enough that he left a voice note saying they were going to crash.

2023-06-02 · Live Q+A with Omar from Whole Mars - FSD Beta, Tesla, and More!
near missv11.4.411:20

After a complete stop, HW4 keeps an unwanted blinker on and runs close to the curb through the roundabout, but completes it; both cars later look smooth.

2023-10-05 · I UPGRADED to Tesla FSD Beta Hardware 4
near missv10.65:10

Moving into the correct right-turn lane for a roundabout, the car uses no turn signal and changes early across a solid line, though the following right turn is really nice.

2021-12-06 · Tesla's Driver Monitoring is Getting INTENSE - FSD Beta V 10.6
interventionv14.2.2.25:00

At the stop-sign approach into the roundabout, Chris taps or nearly taps the accelerator amid left/right traffic, then decides he should not have doubted FSD.

2026-01-08 · Can Teslas Latest FSD Update Handle Confusion Corner Chaos?
interventionv13.2.216:10

At a stop sign into a congested roundabout FSD got stuck and too scared to go, so he gave an accelerator-tap intervention to unstick it.

2025-01-10 · Tesla FSD 13.2.2 Tackles BUSY Downtown Streets!
interventionv13.2.613:02

Creator took over because FSD's edited route went too far out of the way; he redirected into a parking lot to retry the roundabout and said it does not count as a disengagement.

2025-01-31 · Tesla FSD Update 13.2.6 Impressive First Drive!
interventionv12.5.519:00

At a Michigan roundabout FSD misses the intended exit (likely treating it as blocked by a co-exiting car), stays safe but adds about three minutes to the route.

2024-10-21 · Something Has Changed With Tesla Cybertruck FSD...
interventionv12.4.310:40

At a roundabout used to trip the car up, it signaled right as if for the exit then wanted to go all the way around; he manually turned it around.

2024-07-06 · A Quick First Drive With Tesla FSD Update 12.4.3!
interventionv12.3.413:30

Creator planned to take over after the first exit to send the car around the roundabout and later manually drove while setting a more interesting highway loop destination.

2024-04-11 · No Human Needed on my First Tesla FSD V12.3.4 Drive!
interventionv11.4.314:50

Second roundabout attempt: car is hesitant and stops while a driver waves them on; Chris taps the accelerator as an intervention and says roundabout trajectory/speed understanding is still off.

2023-06-10 · Tesla FSD Beta Software Update 11.4.3 IS HERE
interventionv11.4.29:05

After an inappropriate mid-roundabout lane switch, someone is present and he has to hit the brake because the car was continuing and not braking hard enough.

2023-06-09 · Roundabouts are still hard for FSD Beta! 11.4.2
interventionv11.3.122:25

At a yield/roundabout the car stops when it should continue; he presses the accelerator, it surges then goes very slow, and he reports the sketchy roundabout behavior.

2023-03-09 · The Single Stack to RULE THEM ALL is Here! FSD Beta V11.3.1 2022.45.10
interventionv11.3.617:45

Driver briefly took over to force the last destination through a roundabout, then FSD handled the roundabout perfectly while waiting for a pedestrian.

2023-04-11 · Tesla Latest Self-Driving Update Has Become Timid... FSD Beta 11.3.6
interventionv10.69.3.115:02

Another roundabout required an accelerator press; car also changed lanes mid-roundabout and slowed significantly.

2022-12-14 · My Wife Reacts to Tesla Full Self Driving Beta
interventionv10.69.3.114:00

Chris had to press the accelerator once on a later roundabout and said it felt a bit like a roller coaster.

2022-12-14 · My Wife Reacts to Tesla Full Self Driving Beta
interventionv9.214:10

He let it start the roundabout then took over to go the way he wanted instead of all the way around.

2021-08-16 · Tesla FSD Beta Update V9.2 Brings a List of Improvements! | Initial Im
interventionv9.10:00

At a roundabout the car stops at a yield when it should not, then proceeds after correction.

2021-08-12 · Can Tesla's FSD Beta V9.1 Handle This Construction Problem?
interventionv8.21:40

Car stops at roundabout yield (still treating yield as stop); driver taps accelerator because someone is behind.

2021-03-08 · Can Tesla's FSD Beta Update 8.2 Drive Me Home From Work? Take 2 | Self
interventionv8.11:00

Car tried to exit the roundabout to the right with no destination set; he took over to go left instead.

2021-02-10 · I Confused Tesla FSD Beta Driving WITHOUT Navigation! + FAQ | Self Dri
highlightv14.317:00

Around a roundabout destination that previously sent the car into the wrong parking lot on earlier software, 14.3 handled the left turn and entered the correct lot.

2026-04-08 · Tesla FSD 14.3 Update First Drive
highlightv14.313:00

FSD started braking in a roundabout despite having the right of way; he reported the behavior and noted another driver then cut them off.

2026-04-11 · The Mysteries of Tesla FSD Update 14.3 Are Becoming Clear
highlightv14.3.312:00

He is impressed with version 14 roundabout handling versus older versions, and notes a really aggressive but nice unprotected left turn.

2026-06-04 · Tesla FSD 14.3.3 Update: What’s Coming Next
highlightv14.3.711:00

FSD drove roundabouts assertively and smoothly, which Chris said felt really good.

2026-08-02 · Did Tesla Update 14.3.7 Finally Fix FSD’s Annoying Braking?
highlightv14.2.118:46

The car flies through three formerly difficult roundabouts when clear without the hesitation and honks he saw on version 13.

2025-11-28 · Tesla FSD 14.2.1 Update - Texting and Pulling Over
highlightv14.2.1.2516:40

Took the full roundabout path instead of the expected exit and executed it perfectly before turning into Costco.

2025-12-13 · Tesla Holiday Update: Grok Navigation is Cool, but FSD is...
highlightv14.121:01

Roundabout decision-making was good overall but steering was briefly twitchy/unsure on one entry.

2025-10-07 · Tesla FSD Update 14.1 - First Drive and Initial Impressions
highlightv14.1.715:40

Car correctly yielded, then handled a roundabout without issue.

2025-11-13 · Did Tesla Finally Fix It? FSD 14.1.7 Update!
highlightv14.1.115:20

Through a tough multi-lane section with a vehicle in the blind spot also going straight, FSD stays in lane and handles it very well.

2025-10-12 · Tesla Updates to FSD 14.1.1 in 4 Days - Here's What's New!
highlightv14.1.112:10

Right turn signal in a roundabout comes on early and may have confused a waiting driver; otherwise roundabouts are handled well.

2025-10-12 · Tesla Updates to FSD 14.1.1 in 4 Days - Here's What's New!
highlightv13.2.923:02

At a roundabout FSD stayed in the correct right lane and accelerated out cleanly.

2025-05-30 · My Wife's LONGEST 0 Takeover Tesla FSD Experience!
highlightv12.5.6.321:00

Roundabout with a blue truck is handled perfectly with no intervention.

2024-11-22 · Tesla FSD Gets a 0 Disengagement Muddy Drive!
highlightv12.515:00

With traffic in a roundabout it waited longer than he preferred, then took an opening that he judged not awful.

2024-07-23 · Tesla FSD 12.5 - the Most NATURAL Update Yet!
highlightv12.59:15

In a downtown roundabout the car went too slow and stopped when it should not have.

2024-07-23 · Tesla FSD 12.5 - the Most NATURAL Update Yet!
highlightv12.4.311:40

After being guided out, it smoothly handled the roundabout (including past a Rivian towing); passenger was anxious but it did great.

2024-07-06 · A Quick First Drive With Tesla FSD Update 12.4.3!
highlightv12.4.18:00

With sunglasses on and attention monitoring off, FSD handles a roundabout while still not immediately nagging for hands.

2024-06-13 · Tesla Finally Allows HANDS FREE Self-Driving... Kind Of

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