Ride the Lightning: Tesla and EV Podcast

Episode 568: Tesla CEO Teases Upcoming FSD Improvements

Jun 21, 2026

They discuss teased quality-of-life improvements for FSD Supervised like parking preferences and conversational controls. Apple CarPlay route-sharing and a lighter software release for older hardware are mentioned. Cybercab EPA specs and BMW’s quad-motor M3 concept get attention. There are updates on Rivian’s autonomy timeline and a Porsche Taycan refresh. Callers weigh in with real-world FSD questions.

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Parking Preferences Are FSD's Biggest Pain Point

Elon Musk says parking preferences are the single biggest cause of FSD interventions.
Remembering user parking choices (back-in vs pull-through, preferred row) would cut most manual takeovers for home and routine destinations.

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Host's Narrow Garage Is An FSD Edge Case

Ryan relates his own San Francisco garage situation where FSD can't reliably enter due to narrow, inclined driveway and folded mirrors.
He uses parking intervention (tapping the parking button) each time and expects to continue manual parking for that 1% edge case.

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Conversational Grok Control Enables Banish Dropoffs

Elon Musk promised conversational control of FSD via Grok so riders can give natural commands like "drop us at the entrance then park far away."
This enables a banish workflow: dropoff at door then self-park/robo-park until summoned again.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk teased a couple of different quality-of-life improvements for FSD Supervised that he says are on the way soon. Plus: some Cybercab specs have been revealed, BMW reveals a concept for its upcoming quad motor M3 EV, and more!

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