Elon Musk Promises Free Hardware 4 Upgrades if Tesla's Hardware 3 Fails Full Self-Driving Test

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During Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) third-quarter earnings call, CEO Elon Musk revealed that if Hardware 3 is not capable of unsupervised full self-driving (FSD), the EV giant will offer free upgrades to HW4 to customers who have vehicles running the older hardware.

What Happened: Musk explained that while the HW4 hardware is significantly more advanced, HW3 might not meet the safety standards required for unsupervised full self-driving (FSD).

This is the first time Musk has publicly recognized the potential limitations of HW3 in achieving FSD."We are not 100% sure.

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Author / Journalist: Rounak Jain

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Published On: 2024-10-24 @ 11:48:13 (1 weeks ago)

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