Tesla Now Recommends Sleepy Drivers Try FSD (cleantechnica.com)

Tesla’s 2025.32.3 software update quietly added new driver-alert wording that suggests enabling Full Self-Driving (FSD) when the car detects drowsiness or repeated lane-departure warnings. Security researcher @greentheonly discovered the change in decompiled code; Drive Tesla Canada and users say the prompts appear when cabin-camera monitoring or lane-keeping sensors flag drift or eye-closure/drowsiness and display messages like “Drowsiness detected. Stay focused with FSD.” The change is significant because it alters how Tesla positions FSD: it nudges drivers to rely on automation precisely when human performance is degraded, even though FSD remains Level 2+ and legally requires active supervision. Technically, the system uses existing cabin-video analytics and lane-sensor events to trigger UI prompts, but the shift raises safety, regulatory and liability questions — critics warn it could increase overreliance on imperfect automation, invite closer regulatory scrutiny, and expose Tesla to punitive legal risk if passengers are harmed while an impaired or drowsy driver is encouraged to enable FSD. Observers also note a missed technical opportunity: if cabin sensors can detect sleepiness, they might also be adapted to flag intoxication or other impairments, a gap some argue Tesla should prioritize.