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In Pictures: Tesla reverses course, will build its own maps to fix Full Self-Driving flaws

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In Pictures: Tesla reverses course, will build its own maps to fix Full Self-Driving flaws

Tesla interior with dashboard screen in city traffic

Tesla's reversal on mapping signals a shift toward fleet-fed navigation to fix Full Self-Driving shortcomings.

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In Pictures: Tesla reverses course, will build its own maps to fix Full Self-Driving flaws

Driver using touchscreen inside an electric car in Dallas

Drivers interact with Tesla's touchscreen interface, the primary gateway for navigation and FSD controls.

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In Pictures: Tesla reverses course, will build its own maps to fix Full Self-Driving flaws

Touchscreen navigation display in a modern EV interior at night

Tesla's in-car navigation will be rebuilt around its own AI-driven maps, fed by data from customer vehicles.

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In Pictures: Tesla reverses course, will build its own maps to fix Full Self-Driving flaws

Driver navigating with GPS on a Tesla touchscreen dashboard

Full Self-Driving's routing and speed-limit errors have pushed Tesla to develop proprietary mapping.

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In Pictures: Tesla reverses course, will build its own maps to fix Full Self-Driving flaws

Tesla steering wheel and dashboard display close-up

Tesla says its fleet-based mapping approach will address FSD pain points like parking and route accuracy.

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In Pictures: Tesla reverses course, will build its own maps to fix Full Self-Driving flaws

Tesla Model X P100D parked outdoors in sunlight

The automaker's change in strategy follows years of Elon Musk arguing map-reliant systems are brittle.

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In Pictures: Tesla reverses course, will build its own maps to fix Full Self-Driving flaws

Hand holding a key card inside a modern car with digital display

Tesla owners' daily drives generate the fleet data that will power the company's new mapping system.

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In Pictures: Tesla reverses course, will build its own maps to fix Full Self-Driving flaws

Tesla interior with touchscreen display and steering controls

Tesla's touchscreen controls will integrate the forthcoming AI-based navigation and mapping updates.

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In Pictures: Tesla reverses course, will build its own maps to fix Full Self-Driving flaws

Tesla Model X interior in a Sydney park setting

Tesla aims to sharpen FSD performance with maps built from its own vehicles rather than third-party data.

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In Pictures: Tesla reverses course, will build its own maps to fix Full Self-Driving flaws

In Pictures: Tesla reverses course, will build its own maps to fix Full Self-Driving flaws

In Pictures: Tesla reverses course, will build its own maps to fix Full Self-Driving flaws

In Pictures: Tesla reverses course, will build its own maps to fix Full Self-Driving flaws

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