A Tesla Cybertruck Owner Says His Truck Just Ran Over a Chicken – He Adds, “Truck did not Flinch or React at All”

Joshua is a Cybertruck owner from Hope Mills, North Carolina. He says he was recently driving down the road when his truck, operating autonomously with Tesla’s full self-driving software, ran over a chicken that was on the road.

While this situation is not ideal, it is somewhat understandable that FSD made this error, as accidents can occur.

What surprised Joshua was not necessarily that FSD ran over the chicken, but that after hitting it, the software didn’t even flinch and continued driving as if nothing had happened.

Tesla’s FSD software initially failed to identify the chicken and then, after hitting the animal, showed no reaction.

This leads Joshua to wonder if FSD overlooked the chicken because of its size.

Smaller objects are, by definition, harder to spot. However, with Tesla preparing to launch unsupervised full self-driving, this incident raises concerning questions, such as how the vehicle would respond if it encountered a small child on the road.

The concerned Cybertruck owner shared his story on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum.

He writes…

“Hit a chicken on the road while on FSD.

The truck did not flinch or react at all. 

Was the animal just too small?

Did the incident happen too fast for the truck to react?”

Below his post, Joshua shares a video of the incident captured through the Cybertruck’s front-facing camera.

As you can see in the video, the reddish/golden chicken clearly crosses the double yellow line into the Cybertruck’s path.

The chicken, trying to escape the Cybertruck, attempts to jump, but the vehicle ends up running it over.

This is certainly not ideal and is one of several instances we’ve seen of a Cybertruck running over an animal on the road.

However, looking at the comments, fellow Cybertruck owners are putting the blame on the chicken rather than on Tesla’s full self-driving software.

A fellow Cybertruck owner, Brandon from Long Island, writes…

“Why, oh why, did that chicken cross the road?”

Another Cybertruck owner from Arizona writes…

“Chicken suffered from overconfidence.” 

A third Cybertruck owner writes…

“The chicken wasn't trying to cross the road; it was playing chicken with the FSD. FSD won.”

These Cybertruck owners blamed the chicken for being run over by the truck; however, others were even less concerned about the incident and chose to make light of the whole situation.

A fellow Cybertruck owner writes…

“Did you order extra crispy or GRILLED?”

On the other hand, some Cybertruck owners raised concerns about FSD’s performance when encountering small objects on the road.

A fellow Cybertruck owner writes…

“Cybertruck FSD regrettably does not care about anything smaller than a motorcycle on the road.

Truck tires, small critters, etc., do not flinch.”

Another Cybertruck owner seconds this sentiment, writing…

“Glad you shared this, as I was wondering how FSD would act in corner case scenarios. Would a flying piece of trash initiate massive braking from 75 mph? How does object size and shape factor into behavior? What if it were a neighbor's small dog? I'm definitely curious and would love to know what we can expect from FSD.”

A third Cybertruck owner also shares these concerns, writing…

“FSD doesn't react well to animals, even large deer, based on experience. It seems to recognize people, but I would still worry about that at higher speeds.”

Overall, based on the comments, Cybertruck owners appear to fall into three categories: one group blames the chicken, another mocks the entire situation, and the final group expresses concerns about how the vehicle’s software interacts with small road users.

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