"Owners with Hardware 3 vehicles have been stuck in a strange limbo for some time, wondering whether they should wait for the company's official plans to upgrade them to the newer AI4 or even the to-be-released AI5 chip, or if they should purchase a new vehicle altogether. The upgrade would give them access to the latest Full Self-Driving suite releases, but it would likely cost a good bit of money."
"For a while, these owners have been waiting for Tesla to give some sort of update on its plans, as the company has, in a way, danced around the issue by stating it would "take care" of those owners. The problem is, the definition of "take care" is subjective, and nobody knows if that means an upgrade or a free Tesla t-shirt."
"He said: "We have not completely given up on HW3. These customers are very important. They are early adopters. We will definitely take care of you guys.""
Tesla plans to release a modified Full Self-Driving (Supervised) v14 Lite specifically for Hardware 3 (AI3) vehicles, tentatively scheduled for Q2 next year. Hardware 3 owners have been awaiting clarity on upgrades to AI4 or AI5 or whether to replace their vehicles. The potential hardware upgrade would enable access to the latest FSD releases but would likely be costly. Tesla repeatedly used the phrase "take care" regarding HW3 owners without specifics. CFO Vaibhav Taneja, who drives a HW3 car, and Head of AI Ashok Elluswamy signaled commitment and the upcoming v14 Lite release.
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