A Tesla Cybertruck Owner Says, “FSD Drives Well In The City, But In The Small Town Where We Drive The Speed Limit, It Sucks.” He Adds, “It Drives Like a City Person.”

A Cybertruck owner is sharing his frustration with the latest FSD update. He says FSD v14 drives like a real person; however, it drives like a city person. In the small town where he lives, FSD often exceeds the speed limit.

Posted: December 31, 2025 - 9:31PM
Author: Tinsae Aregay

Erik Moore, a Cybertruck owner from Alaska, says he has an unusual issue with the latest full self-driving software update—version 14.

Erik applauds v14 for finally feeling like a human driver. However, he says that is true only when driving in the city.

When driving in a small town, where people actually drive the speed limit, he says FSD continuously exceeds the speed limit.

With the latest FSD update, Tesla has removed the option to adjust the vehicle’s speed. Now, drivers can only select between driving modes, and the vehicle determines the appropriate speed.

Tesla made this decision to simplify the FSD experience; however, Erik says that, regardless of the driving mode he selects, even the slowest, Sloth, he still feels like he’s driving too fast.

Erik adds that the latest FSD software drives like a city person, which is not suited to driving in a small town.

Erik is so unhappy with this FSD update that he wishes he could revert to an earlier version.

The frustrated Cybertruck owner shared his experience on the Tesla Cybertruck Owners group on Facebook.

He writes…

“FSD V14 in a city is awesome. It drives like a real person. It knows how to drive as real traffic does.

The optional driving modes are also effective.

However, FSD V14 in a small town where we drive the speed limit? It sucks. It drives like a city person.

I can't use any mode but Sloth; otherwise, it speeds up, but in Sloth, it may just drop below the speed limit.

There's absolutely no way to guess what speed it's going to drive.

No way to slow down for conditions the truck is unaware of, like washboards on a dirt road, or just the fact that I'd like to slow down for any reason I'd like, which I can name dozens.

But Tesla took that option away.

Now I’m experiencing multiple disengagements per mile.

I truly miss FSD v13.”

Below his post, Erik shared a picture of his Cybertruck’s touchscreen showing that he has already put 51,000 miles on his all-electric truck.

Erik seems disappointed with the latest FSD update; however, looking at the comments, fellow Cybertruck owners express mixed opinions about the update.

A fellow Cybertruck owner, Scott Trisco, writes…

“I have had the exact opposite experience.

I also live in a small town (tickets are their bread and butter).

I turn it to Sloth, and it goes at about 5 MPH below. On Chill, it is at the speed and follows traffic. At Standard, it's about 5 MPH over. On freeways, I turn it to Hurry or Mad Max.”

A second Cybertruck owner, Jonathan Ritchie, writes…

“I have found it to adhere to the posted speed limit in sloth mode perfectly.

I actually rolled 50,000 miles on my primary Cybertruck yesterday, and I am at 14,996 miles on my secondary Cybertruck right now.

FSD v14 is absolutely incredible, and it’s hard to believe we’re at a point where I feel that unattended full self-driving is inevitable in 2026.”

These Cybertruck owners seem happy with FSD v14’s driving decisions; however, a few others agree with Keith, saying FSD constantly goes over the speed limit.

A fellow Cybertruck owner, David Criswell, writes…

“I somewhat agree with Keith. The speed limit on the main road by my house is 40 mph. 45 mph is fine.

The speed limit on my street is 25 mph; it should be 20 mph, and the truck wants to go 30 mph.

No matter how many times I take over, it won't realize it needs to go 20 mph.

It should learn speeds from

#1, the driver of that vehicle

#2, the drivers of other Teslas.”

Overall, Cybertruck owners seem divided on FSD v14. However, please let me know what you think in the comments. Share your ideas by clicking the red “Add new comment” button below. Also, be sure to visit our site, torquenews.com/Tesla, regularly for the latest updates.

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Tinsae Aregay has been following Tesla and the evolution of the EV space daily for several years. He covers everything about Tesla, from the cars to Elon Musk, the energy business, and autonomy. Follow Tinsae on Twitter at @TinsaeAregay for daily Tesla news.