Musk pledges to fix 2019-2023 Teslas that can't fully self drive
Engadget • • business
Key Points:
- Tesla acknowledges that its Hardware 3-equipped vehicles, produced from 2019 to early 2023, lack the capability for unsupervised Full Self-Driving (FSD), despite initial expectations.
- Elon Musk confirmed that Hardware 3 has only 1/8th the memory bandwidth of Hardware 4, a critical factor limiting its ability to achieve unsupervised FSD.
- The company plans to offer upgrades by replacing computers and cameras on older vehicles, with a long-term goal to convert all Hardware 3 cars to Hardware 4, but no concrete plan or timeline is yet established.
- Musk highlighted the need for "microfactories" in major metropolitan areas to efficiently handle hardware upgrades, though no construction or development of these facilities has been announced.
- Tesla intends to release FSD version 14 for Hardware 3 vehicles by the end of June as an interim software update.
