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While Tesla has moved away from explicit speed caps, Chris points out potential safety pitfalls—particularly regarding speeding in residential areas and school zones, where the vehicle's inability to recognize and respect local speed limits can lead to dangerous situations.
For example, during a drive through a school zone with a speed limit of 25 mph, the vehicle still tried to operate at 45 mph, which raises safety concerns. The update's omission of school zone speed limit recognition exacerbates these issues, as the vehicle could accelerate to unsafe speeds in sensitive areas.
Chris emphasizes that Tesla’s software does not yet seem to have robust mechanisms for recognizing and adjusting to dynamic speed limits in such zones, a feature that many users consider essential.