lol, like HN and every other forum on the internet isn't packed with Tesla owners who think that FSD is a dangerous farce. Of course there are some who disagree, but you make it sound like anyone who isn't a fan of FSD just hasn't tried it.

I rented one for a few weeks in late 2021, and the experience completely turned me off of Tesla's FSD.

During a 2 hour drive on an interstate on a clear, sunny day, FSD started steering into another vehicle 3 different times. One was a truck, and another was a wide load house being transported. I'll admit that is an odd case, but "don't accelerate straight into a house that is at windshield level" seems like a pretty simple ask. It did this multiple times and I had to temporarily disable the cruise control.

It also failed miserably on curving state highways, to the point that I turned it off after about 20 minutes.

I'm not refuting your general claim here, but the system you interacted with is Tesla's Autopilot, not FSD. They are two distinct systems for two distinct use cases (today).

FSD is supposed to only work on city streets, and was in limited beta in 2021 (you had to explicitly enroll). Autopilot is what runs on freeways/interstates today, and can be used on the street (but is not meant for city streets).

Autopilot, and it's Navigate on Autopilot system have been fantastic for me, but they are absolutely systems you need to monitor because they can do dumb things. It's not meant to be a hands-off driving system like the FSD system Tesla claims it will be one day.