Elon Musk admits millions of Tesla owners need upgrades for true 'Full Self-Driving'

The admission could open Tesla to legal challenges after it spent years promising customers they were just one software update away from owning fully autonomous cars.

TL;DR

Millions of Tesla owners will need hardware upgrades for future Full Self-Driving (FSD) software.
New computers and cameras will be required for FSD versions that don't need human supervision.
This admission could lead to legal challenges from customers who believed their Teslas were close to full autonomy via software updates.
Tesla is exploring building "micro-factories" in major cities to manage the hardware upgrade process.
Hardware 3, installed in Teslas sold between 2019 and 2023, is insufficient for unsupervised FSD.
Previous statements from Tesla's CFO indicated that Hardware 3 might still be viable for advanced FSD.

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Zack

FSD v14.3.2 has been driving me all over LA tonight.

This build is f-ing incredible, smooth as butter and it’s fascinating how well it can handle complex traffic scenarios, road closures and tight roads.

Best FSD build ever, holy shit. Tesla cooked here. https://t.co/WvOPJbTPNU

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Sawyer Merritt

South Korean reporter after experiencing @Tesla FSD (Supervised) in the country for the first time:

"It flawlessly performed all tasks, including obeying traffic signals, staying in lanes, adhering to speed limits, merging, and changing directions. I felt no anxiety or frustration.

Tesla’s FSD capabilities surpassed expectations. Even in heavily congested urban roads, no human intervention was needed. While driving in the right lane on a four-lane road, the vehicle smoothly merged into the left lane when it detected a parked delivery truck ahead. After passing the truck, it returned to the right lane. When making a right turn, it stopped precisely at the crosswalk. It felt as though the vehicle followed traffic laws more accurately than humans."

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Tesla

Following future rollout of FSD V14 Lite for HW3 vehicles in the US, we plan on expanding V14 Lite to additional international markets.

This update ensures that HW3 vehicle owners will continue to benefit from ongoing software updates.

Since international rollout is subject to several factors (completion of technical verification, regional adaptation & relevant regulatory approvals), we can't provide definitive dates at the moment, but will provide updates on a rolling basis

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Tesla

Actually Smart Summon now reacts a lot faster

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Tesla

A thousand little conveniences add up to a seamless experience

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Tesla

FSD Supervised can help you get over driving anxiety

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Yun-Ta Tsai

The Tesla office feels like a modern-day computer museum as you walk past generations of vehicles, which are technically computers with wheels.

Guests often ask what I am working on.

“Technically, wherever photons touch those machines.”

For people who work on digital computer systems, the computer is often a box.

But in our world, the computer can move and must navigate weather, traffic, and terrain.

Thus, our compute extends beyond ops per second to the surrounding systems that keep it moving.

It is hard to go back to working on computers that don’t move once you have experienced one that can move itself.

Elon Musk

10B

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Chamath Palihapitiya

It’s hard to understand what the other 39% are thinking.

Once you drive a Tesla, it’s like driving an all-seeing sensor with a super computer behind the scenes doing all the decision making, driving and navigation. Also, you never have to go to a gas station.

Elon Musk

The human-perceived RGB is image 1 and the Tesla AI photon count reconstruction is image 2.

This is why Tesla FSD can see so well at night or through extreme glare. https://t.co/ttBMzgpJtd

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Joe Rogan Podcast News

Jensen Huang: "I was lucky because I had known Elon Musk, and I helped him build the first computer for Model 3, the Model S, and when he wanted to start working on autonomous vehicle."

https://t.co/tQSmp9Rmee

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Tesla

For a driver born without arms, FSD Supervised is life-changing accessibility

“I was born without arms and have driven with my feet my entire life. I’m a fully licensed driver, and traditionally I drove with my left foot on the steering wheel and my right foot handling the gas and brake. My only legal restrictions are automatic transmission and power steering.

Over the years, though, the strain from my congenital birth defects has led to significant arthritis in my hips. I drove a Model 3 for the past seven years, and it honestly helped extend my independence in a huge way.

Recently upgrading to the Model Y – along with Full Self-Driving – has been a complete game changer for me.

It dramatically reduces the physical pressure and fatigue of driving and has helped preserve a level of freedom and mobility that means a great deal to me.

Most people understandably think of Tesla in terms of innovation or sustainability, but for some of us, this technology truly becomes life-changing accessibility.”

– John F.