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Tesla Leaves HW3 Owners in Limbo After Abandoning Full Self-Driving Support
In early 2025, Tesla confirmed what many HW3 owners had feared: Hardware 3 (HW3) will not support the company's long-promised Full Self-Driving (FSD) vision in its final form. Now, four months later, there is still no official upgrade plan or...
Tesla may face one of the largest product liability crises in automotive history after Elon Musk confirmed that its HW3 hardware cannot achieve promised full self-driving capabilities. This impacts approximately 4 million vehicles globally, many of which were sold under the assertion that they were “robotaxi-ready.” Tesla plans to retrofit only FSD package buyers, leaving others at legal odds. As lawsuits mount and public trust wanes, this development marks a major turning point in Tesla’s autonomous driving journey.
Elon Musk Confirms HW3 Self-Driving Computers Must Be Replaced—Retrofit Limited to FSD Buyers
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has officially acknowledged that the company must replace the HW3 self-driving computer in its vehicles to meet the promised Full Self-Driving (FSD) capabilities—confirming a significant limitation in millions of Teslas produced since 2019. After years of...