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Elon Musk admits that millions of Tesla vehicles won’t get unsupervised FSD

TechnologyApril 23, 2026
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Elon Musk admits that millions of Tesla vehicles won’t get unsupervised FSD
Tesla vehicles with the company's Hardware 3 (HW3) computer actually won't receive unsupervised Full Self-Driving (FSD), CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday's Q1 2026 earnings call. Approximately 4 millio
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Tesla vehicles with the company's Hardware 3 (HW3) computer actually won't receive unsupervised Full Self-Driving (FSD), CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday's Q1 2026 earnings call. Approximately 4 million Tesla vehicles operate on the HW3 platform, meaning that a significant chunk of Tesla owners - including customers that paid for the feature when they bought their cars - are now locked out of being able to use unsupervised FSD, which has been something Musk has been hyping for years, unless they upgrade their car or their car's hardware.

Musk:

I wish it were otherwise, but Hardware 3 simply does not have the capability to achieve unsupervi …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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