Elon Musk confirms HW3 cannot achieve unsupervised FSD

22 апреля 2026

Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla's Hardware 3 (HW3) cannot achieve unsupervised Full Self-Driving (FSD). The company is offering HW3 owners who purchased FSD discounted trade-ins and upgrades. Tesla also plans micro factories to support conversions to HW4.

Elon Musk stated that HW3 vehicles cannot reach unsupervised FSD capabilities. In response, Tesla is providing options for affected customers. Musk said, 'For customers that have bought FSD on HW3, we are offering a discounted trade-in for cars that have AI4, and also offering the ability to upgrade the cars computer and cameras.' He added that the company will set up micro factories in major metro areas and convert all HW3 cars to HW4 over time. Tesla has separately confirmed that FSD V14 Light will roll out to HW3 owners by the end of June. These announcements address concerns from early FSD adopters on older hardware.

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X discussions reflect frustration among HW3 owners over the inability to achieve unsupervised FSD, with calls for free upgrades, new cars, and concerns about class actions. Some praise Tesla's honesty, discounted trade-ins, and micro-factory plans as fair solutions. Skeptics question timelines and feasibility, while a few view it positively compared to other automakers.

It is unrealistic to expect anything coming off the line in late 2018 to keep up with software written for 2026.

Offering a discount and upgrade program is beyond awesome compared to LITERALLY EVERY OTHER CARMAKER and the whiners will whine but that’s the objective truth

— Jess Fields (@jessalanfields) 22 апреля 2026 г.

What a mess. Almost like spending years pushing a narrative you’d already quietly abandoned internally (purely to juice the stock) was going to catch up eventually.

— Quinn Nelson (@SnazzyLabs) 23 апреля 2026 г.

Class action incoming. I’ll take my free car. Thank you

— Trevor Scott ✘ (@TrevorScottReal) 22 апреля 2026 г.

I appreciate Elon for being honest about this. He could have easily said that we are still working on it and there is a possibility of HW3 supporting unsupervised FSD in the future and hope that in 3-4 years time most of the HW3 owners would trade in their 8-10 year old cars by…

— RKo (@RohanKorgaonkar) 23 апреля 2026 г.

I don't think this will be enough to appease early HW3 owners. Needs a rough timeline at minimum and to confirm the needed HW4 upgrade will be at no cost. Would be nice to know what the extra $ discount is for those who don't want to wait longer...

— Matt (@SpudoggTN) 22 апреля 2026 г.

Источники

• https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/2047073331204251955
• https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/2047073137494204801
• https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/to-update-full-self-driving-tesla-owners-may-need-to-visit-new-microfactories/

NEWS: Elon Musk has confirmed that HW3 can't achieve Unsupervised FSD.

"For customers that have bought FSD on HW3, we are offing a discounted trade-in for cars that have AI4, and also offering the ability to upgrade the cars computer and cameras. We're going to have to set up…

— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) 22 апреля 2026 г.

Tesla has confirmed that FSD V14 Light will be released for HW3 owners in end of June.

— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) 22 апреля 2026 г.