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Having this issue on V14 Lite where the Start Self-Driving button is not working in park or drive. Says driver not detected while I’m in the seat

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Tesla Joy1 month ago

@TravelTeslaDad @Tesla_AI Yes I had this issue once. I had to move my butt around for the sensor to detect me haha

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Brandon1 month ago

@TravelTeslaDad @Tesla_AI Maybe we all have bad sensors 😆

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FutureTransport1 month ago

@TeslaJoy @TravelTeslaDad @Tesla_AI I spammed clicked that button for 3 minutes straight then this popped up 😅. I had it “fixed” like a month ago at Tesla service. Let’s see what they say for round two lol.

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Brandon1 month ago

@TeslaJoy @TravelTeslaDad @Tesla_AI That's a parts warranty free replacement

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Nik Harris1 month ago

@Tesla_AI early version of v14 on ai4 had this problem too

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Brandon1 month ago

@Tesla_AI Definitely seems like a bug

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eeeee1 month ago

@Tesla_AI A lot of people are having that issue, seems like there a good amount of bugs with this release

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Keenan wen V15 Robotaxi Houston Expansion 🗿🔋📐❇️1 month ago

@Tesla_AI He is also having this issue maybe reset the DAS?

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Brandon1 month ago

@Tesla_AI Tried that. Still not working

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Alex1 month ago

@Tesla_AI Can confirm I also experienced this issue.

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Bernardo Sein1 month ago

@Tesla_AI Has this exact same issues fixed today(Service). It is the driver seat occupancy sensor. I knew it was bad a couple of months ago. Its not going to show any errors. But everytime you open and close the door the car will go to sleep, its never detecting someone in the driver seat.

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Brandon1 month ago

@Tesla_AI Sounds likely. Will have service check it out and report back. Thanks

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Bernardo Sein1 month ago

@Tesla_AI Do this test, Go to your car. Sit on the driver seat and close the door(dont touch the screen or put your feet on the brake pedal). If the Screen turns off that is a clear indication that the sensor is not working.

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Brandon1 month ago

@Tesla_AI Does exactly that. It has been doing this for a while but I’ve just gotten use to it

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Bernardo Sein1 month ago

@Tesla_AI Yep, you are exactly in my situation 🤣. I got used to it, but V14Lite was the last drop. It was a quick fix on the service center.

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KEAGAN1 month ago

@Tesla_AI In the comments @99brownKb helped me fix mine.

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Brandon1 month ago

@Tesla_AI @99brownKb Thanks but didn’t help :(

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KEAGAN1 month ago

@Tesla_AI @99brownKb Dang I did have to try it 3 times it was failing a lot.

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Dee Batch1 month ago

@Tesla_AI Your occupancy sensor is not working

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Brandon1 month ago

@Tesla_AI Not seeing anything in service alerts

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Greg1 month ago

@Tesla_AI I found that if I unbuckle and rebuckle the seat belt, it seems to help. Obviously a bug that needs to be fixed.

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Madeagle1 month ago

@Tesla_AI Yea same I have to put in drive or reverse and it lights up

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Marc Buschbach1 month ago

@Tesla_AI Yep. Mine didn't detect me, but as soon as my wife tried, it worked for her. That's fine, I'll keep driving my 2026. 😁

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fish ai1 month ago

@Tesla_AI I wish they would just disable the occupancy sensor entirely and just perform check the cabin camera on entry and then just lock in occupancy data for the rest of the drive @Tesla_AI

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Andy ze German1 month ago

@Tesla_AI You gotta eat more, to weigh more, I guess.

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Brandon1 month ago

@Tesla_AI The more I eat, the more weight I lose

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Ninus1 month ago

@Tesla_AI It’s a bug I just use the stalk like a normal person

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Photog1 month ago

@Tesla_AI Yep, I was having the same issue as well. Seems to be a known bug.

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ASharpV1 month ago

@Tesla_AI This happens EVERY time. Take several extra seconds for me to get detected. 195lb. Fix it

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ChrisV.btc⚡1 month ago

@Tesla_AI This is happening to me too, I figured it was related to the cabin camera not being able to see in the dark. I have yet to try during daylight

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Shanytc1 month ago

@Tesla_AI at least u have v14 lite. we don't even have that.

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Joshua1 month ago

@Tesla_AI @Brand0n @grok told me it’s $400-$1000 to replace the $20 seat occupancy sensor. It’s a whole process I don’t have the time do myself. 😢 Only our ‘21 Y has the problem. I first noticed it, verified in service mode, trying to move around our driveway without a seatbelt.

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Hodler1 month ago

@Tesla_AI Service. Has this issue. Something with the cabin radar or whatever.

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Fred1 month ago

@Tesla_AI Put on some weight, buddy

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OWE1 month ago

@Tesla_AI Every single time I get into the car after letting it sit, it has taken 2-3 minutes for that button to illuminate after I’ve buckled up and I put destination. It’s a bug

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Winston1 month ago

@Tesla_AI Any occupancy sensor faults?

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Brandon1 month ago

@Tesla_AI Not seeing any

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Jim1 month ago

@Tesla_AI sit harder!

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James_X1 month ago

@Tesla_AI Mine does this to me as well. I have to just sit in the car for about 3 minutes each time I want to drive for the button to activate and eventually it enables

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Mortimer1 month ago

@Tesla_AI I've had this, usually it just starts working after a bit for me though.

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andrew1 month ago

@Tesla_AI Were you wearing sunglasses when you got in the car?

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FSD Pilot (Unsupervised) 🛩🇺🇸1 month ago

@Tesla_AI Did you just summon it? There’s a known bug where FSD wont activate if your Smart Summon screen on your phone app is still active.

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Brandon1 month ago

@Tesla_AI Nope have not tried summon yet. I just went out for a night drive and still could not start from park

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모먼트 X1 month ago

@Tesla_AI That’s an interesting bug. 😅 Hopefully it’s just an early v14 Lite issue that can be fixed quickly with a software update. Have you seen it happen more than once?

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Dhalgren Marquis1 month ago

@Tesla_AI This happened to me too! Only for like 30 seconds though

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TheStandard1 month ago

@Tesla_AI I just rebuckle my seat 3 or 4 times and it finally pops up

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E1 month ago

@Tesla_AI rest computer hold both scroll buttons till you see the Tesla logo

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Exx Five1 month ago

@Tesla_AI Same. Seems like a bug. Shift the car into reverse yourself or drive and it should enable it

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SideOfIcePlease1 month ago

@Tesla_AI Does the stalk work while driving?

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FSD (Unsupervised)1 month ago

@Tesla_AI This was fixed in the second release of V14 Lite, but it is back in the wide release version.

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