I Drove Over 100 Miles With Tesla's Latest Full Self-Driving and Never Touched the Wheel

In fact, I'm not sure I ever touched the steering wheel. You see, the latest version of Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) system handled everything for me. It's remarkable, and I'm fully convinced this is the future of driving.

Let's back up a beat. Tesla's FSD is the electric car company's vision-based driver assistance system that's designed to take you from point A to point B with as little human involvement as possible. Not cruise control, not lane-keep -- we're talking traffic lights, junctions, freeways and downtown chaos -- all handled by the car.

I've been behind the wheel of the 2026 Model Y (the non-Performance version of my own car at home), poking around the Bay Area. Think Cupertino, Palo Alto, the Golden Gate Bridge, and inner-city San Francisco.

It's driven me through it all. Tight curbside streets, janky parking garages ...