Does Tesla FSD work in snow?
Michigan winters are the channel's home turf, so snow is one of the most heavily filmed conditions in the archive.
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.
| Version | Moments | Failures | Highlights | Videos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v8 | 53 | 28 | 25 | 3 / 12 | |
| v10 | 121 | 55 | 66 | 6 / 55 | |
| v10.69 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 3 / 38 | |
| v11.3 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 1 / 15 | thin sample |
| v11.4 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 2 / 35 | thin sample |
| v12 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 1 / 5 | thin sample |
| v12.3 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 1 / 10 | thin sample |
| v12.5 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1 / 24 | thin sample |
| v13.2 | 63 | 21 | 42 | 6 / 27 | |
| v14.1 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 1 / 14 | thin sample |
| v14.2 | 49 | 10 | 39 | 4 / 13 |
Watch it happen
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In a one-way parking lot FSD went the wrong direction, could not see a snow-covered curb, drove over it, and Chris hit Report then took over in what he called a safety disengagement.

After people blocked the road and the visualization glitched (screen reset), FSD effectively ran a red light while escaping what looked like being stuck on green; creator said it was traffic-safe but bad.

FSD went through a light the creator described as pretty red; he said he definitely would have stopped and would report it.

Creator says the car tries to pull out in front of vehicles coming at 60+ mph and worries cameras cannot see far enough in those scenarios.

Adaptive cruise and Autopilot become unavailable due to a reduced front radar visibility error; cameras still show lanes but no nearby cars, and the drive ends without Autopilot for the rest of the trip.

Sudden red takeover warning forces him to take over immediately; Autopilot/cruise become unavailable with reduced front radar, with no specific prior explanation.

Creator intervenes because the car was accelerating toward a slower vehicle and would have braked hard, which he considers unsafe in snow.

Car makes a really strange left turn, rolling through what Chris describes as kind of going through a red/stop situation, though he says it handled it and he was okay with it.

Approaching the post office, FSD tried to enter a do-not-enter path, did not reroute, and the creator disengaged.

On the way to the Supercharger to film, FSD drove the whole way then issued red hands and required takeover when backing in because of salt on the rear camera.

Took over at Target; Park Assist degraded and Autosteer temporarily unavailable due to right-front camera issues, and FSD would not re-engage until cameras were cleaned.

FSD entered the wrong left-turn lane for getting on the highway, a regression he voice-reports daily, forcing a disengagement.

Driver disengaged when people about three feet from the car had a walk sign and the car still wanted to go through the intersection.

First left turn was taken too fast in slippery conditions without winter tires, and the car requested a takeover after slipping.

In the driveway with heavy snow, FSD showed unavailable/poor weather detected and immediately turned off after the wheels slipped on engagement.

Driver summarized two disengagements over 16 miles: one moving toward a person and a second in an apartment complex/parking-lot area.

Car lost traction, prompted take over; driver tapped the brake in deep ruts of slushy snow.

After frantic wipers and a spray, system showed poor weather / Autosteer unavailable and would not re-enable FSD until after parking briefly.

Driver made a big disengagement after the car behaved badly toward a person who was looking at them, to avoid freaking the person out; car was not accelerating toward them.

After a final lane change the driver says hands are on the wheel and will drive most of the rest himself.

Car hit its brakes while merging for another vehicle; creator felt it probably should have gone and took over driving.

Accidental takeover while merging because the creator just had his hands on the wheel.

Creator took over because the car was moving a little too far to the right, a tendency he noted with this build even without snow.

The car hit neither a huge pothole nor clearly avoided it, with the creator noting it did not hit it but also did not avoid it.

A red truck to the right never stops at a stop sign and keeps driving toward them, briefly spooking FSD.

At a fake/early left opportunity the car considered pulling out where the driver would never go and said you would have to floor it to make it.

The car let one pedestrian go but sped past another who was clearly trying to cross; drivers said it should have stopped and was rude though not unsafe.

Creator takes over because FSD wants to park in a handicap spot; restarts Autopilot to pick a legal spot.

After FSD keeps circling a full lot without broadening search, the creator gives up and moves on to the next destination.

As the car starts an unexpected parking maneuver at the end, Chris takes over and ends the video.

Chris takes over because he does not want the nav path the car is following, then fixes the route for a needed left turn.

After enabling FSD, the car sits until Chris taps the accelerator once to get it moving, which he counts as an intervention.

Car sat in the road going ~4 mph in heavy snow; driver reported it and accelerated to clear the way.

Car waited for traffic and missed the intended parking lot, heading toward highway; driver turned around to retry parking.

FSD still struggled to exit with poor nav/phantom stop visualization; driver gave more accelerator help before it moved along with left turn signal.

After parking-lot turnaround, car would not leave; driver pushed accelerator and pointed it toward the exit.

After finicky parking-lot navigation that turned around like a maze, the car planned a right turn; creator took over for the desired left turn because nav had switched.

Manually lowered max speed to 45 mph because the car was accelerating too hard for slippery conditions and road-condition speed adjustment was not kicking in.

After nearly completing the blinking-yellow maneuver well, FSD suddenly stalls and Chris presses the accelerator, calling the end of the move awful.

After an end-speed-zone sign the car cannot see, the limit becomes 55 but FSD does not adjust, so Chris intervenes to set the correct speed.

Creator hit the accelerator after the car wrongly waited as if train-track signs were stop lights at a spot it usually handled.

Creator intervened with the accelerator after the car slammed brakes/hesitated for people coming from the highway, ending the intervention-free stretch.

FSD backs into a spot with a muddy rear camera, needs a second adjustment, then completes a perfect park in two takes.

In the Target lot, FSD brakes briefly for a car approaching from the right, then continues once it sees the other car stopping.

At the destination FSD attempts autopark then gives up, which Chris attributes to something covering his camera.

FSD declines a yellow Chris would have taken, then waits on a blinking yellow and starts a promising move through the intersection.

After a wrong-direction nav signal corrected in time, negotiated an unprotected left with multiple vehicles, dogs, and a pickup—safe but not the cleanest move.

Moved into the intersection early instead of waiting only at the stop line, then completed the unprotected left smoothly through multi-car traffic.