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Tesla’s latest Full Self-Driving (Supervised) update, version 14.1, has quietly removed one of the system’s most recognizable interface elements — the iconic Autosteer steering wheel icon.
Instead, when FSD is active, Tesla vehicles now display the words “Self-Driving” in a clean blue font just below the current speed on the main touchscreen. The vehicle’s on-screen visualization also now glows blue when FSD is engaged, providing a more intuitive and modern cue for drivers that the system is in control.
Tesla started rolling out Full Self-Driving (Supervised) 14.1 earlier this week with software update 2025.32.8.5, introducing Arrival Options for autonomous parking at your destination and major improvements to performance, navigation, and overall confidence. The update has been widely well-received among testers, many of whom have praised its smoother lane choices and more human-like driving behaviour.
Longtime FSD tester Nic Cruz Patane first noted the missing Autosteer icon and the refreshed look, calling attention to the new “Self-Driving” indicator and subtle interface tweaks on X. Tesla’s Vice President of AI, Ashok Elluswamy, responded to Patane and confirmed the change. He explained that continuing to use the old steering wheel icon “would be like the floppy disk icon for the save function” — an outdated symbol for a far more advanced technology.
The analogy reflects Tesla’s effort to modernize its software’s visual language to better match its current capabilities, moving away from legacy cues that date back to earlier iterations of Autopilot. The refreshed interface also helps distinguish the company’s latest FSD software from the original Autosteer system introduced nearly a decade ago. Notably, Tesla decided not to include Autosteer with its new, cheaper Model 3 Standard and Model Y Standard (at least in the U.S.).
Looking ahead, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has teased that FSD versions 14.2 and 14.3 will roll out over the coming weeks, bringing further refinements that will make the system “feel almost like it is sentient.”
