The Tesla Cybertruck, with its jagged edges and futuristic vibe, took a hit to its reputation when its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system flubbed a parking job, smacking into a coworker’s sedan, as shared by owner JayPresto. Eager to flaunt FSD’s skills, JayPresto set the Cybertruck to cruise a street, loop back, and park itself in a lot, but the system—branded “Full Self-Driving (Supervised)”—miscalculated, veering awkwardly and failing to nail the tight turn needed.
Cybertruck FSD crashes into coworkers car. Not a good look, I was showing a friend how awesome FSD is. We drove up the street and back and this is how it pulled into a parking spot. @cybertruck @Tesla @WhamBaamX I’ve logged thousands upon thousands of FSD miles and this has… pic.twitter.com/NSxwcUvBtg
— JayPresto (@PrestoStrangeO) April 2, 2025
Tesla’s FSD leans on cameras, sensors, and a neural network fed heaps of driving data to mimic human vision, but it can trip over tricky spots like parking lots with faint lines or curbs. Here, the Cybertruck—stretching 223.3 inches long and 86.6 inches wide—likely misread the sedan’s position or its own hefty size, botching the maneuver. The result? A slow-motion collision with a parked sedan, scraping along its side and damaging the Cybertruck’s bumper, front fascia, and fender flare.
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So, what caused this fumble? FSD’s core challenge lies in its reliance on vision-based systems. Unlike competitors like Waymo, which use a combination of cameras, radar, and LiDAR (a laser-based mapping technology), Tesla bets entirely on cameras and artificial intelligence to interpret the world.
JayPresto’s overconfidence didn’t help; FSD’s “Supervised” tag means drivers must stay sharp and ready to jump in, but it’s easy to get lulled into trusting the tech too much when it feels so cutting-edge. Tesla’s own warnings are clear: FSD isn’t fully autonomous, and drivers are responsible for its actions. In the parking lot, JayPresto’s slow response let the Cybertruck lurch into a sedan, when a swift steering tweak could’ve dodged the mishap, underscoring that even fancy self-driving tech still banks on the driver’s sharp attention.
Parking lots are notoriously tricky for autonomous systems. Unlike highways with predictable lanes, lots are chaotic—full of pedestrians, stray carts, and odd angles. The Cybertruck’s FSD, while adept at cruising open roads (JayPresto noted thousands of successful FSD miles), struggled in this confined, low-speed environment. Running software version 13.2.8, Tesla’s FSD shines in collision avoidance and lane navigation, but parking’s still a sore spot, and while updates keep tweaking it, every crash lays bare the system’s real-world limits.
