FSD

Yes, people are talking about this, and Tesla has said something fairly direct. I'm assuming you mean Tesla's FSD (Supervised) speed profiles.

What Tesla has said

  • The scroll wheel now steps through the five profiles (Sloth, Chill, Standard, Hurry, Mad Max) instead of adjusting a precise speed offset.
  • Tesla's AI chief, Ashok Elluswamy, said the company prefers FSD to act on your implied intent rather than on a manual setting.
  • He also confirmed that the old Max Speed option won't return, and that developers are working on other ways to select speed.
  • Reports say Tesla plans to replace hard-coded speed inputs with a system that learns your preferred speed from how you actually drive.
So a scroll-to-pick-any-speed control isn't coming back. What's likely coming is a system that learns your preferences. I couldn't find a release date for it.

Pros of a scrollable speed setting

  • Predictability. You'd pick 62 and get 62. Owners have complained that profiles change from update to update, with Standard sometimes too fast and Mad Max sometimes under the limit.
  • Separating speed from behavior. One forum user said they'd like Mad Max's lane behavior in traffic but a chill-style speed.
  • Less switching. Changing profiles often is tedious on commutes where conditions vary.
  • Ticket control. One reviewer found Standard went 75 in a 65 zone, enough to risk a ticket. A fixed cap would let you stay right at the limit.
Cons

  • Safety and regulatory pressure. Federal regulators have been looking into Mad Max mode and its speeds. Giving drivers a free-form speed dial on a system that's already under scrutiny could invite more of it.
  • Simplicity. Five labeled choices are easier to use than a number you have to set and keep adjusting.
  • Traffic flow. Tesla's argument is that the car should match surrounding traffic, and a fixed number can work against that.
  • Possible mismatch with bad map data. Chill and Sloth can't compensate when the map's speed-limit data is wrong. A manual setting would have the same blind spot unless you correct it yourself.
What you can do now

  1. Use Sloth if you want to stay at or under the posted limit. Tesla's manual describes it as driving under the speed limit.
  2. Use the accelerator to override and manually go faster when you need to.
  3. Pick the profile that matches the road, and leave feedback to Tesla through the in-car voice command, since they've said they're working on this.
Hope this helps.
 
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