Tesla Rolls Out FSD Beta For Vehicles Equipped With Hardware 4, A Day After Musk Warns 6-Month Delay

Tesla Inc TSLA has seemingly rolled out its full self-driving (FSD) software for Tesla vehicles equipped with hardware 4. The move comes a day after CEO Elon Musk warned that FSD on hardware 4 will lag hardware 3 by at least another six months.

What Happened: Tesla enthusiasts on X.com noted the new update from the EV giant.

“FSD Beta on HW4!! Confirmed!!! Thanks Elon Musk !!,” a user wrote. Another user shared a video of their first drive with HW4 FSD Beta. The software was made possible via a firmware update version 2023.26.11.

“Just got back from my first #FSDBeta drive on our brand new #HW4 Model Y. Genuinely the best beta drive I've ever had since first getting beta in October 2021. So smooth and confident. Even my wife, who doesn't like beta, said "I'm blown away”,” another individual wrote on the social media platform.

Hardware 3 and 4 refer to computers that help Tesla in its self-driving efforts. A suite of sensors backs it.

Tesla did not immediately respond to Benzinga’s request for comment.

Why It Matters: On Sunday, Musk told a person looking for recommendations on purchasing a new Tesla that FSD software on hardware 4 will lag hardware 3 by at least another six months. He said that Tesla would focus on getting FSD on hardware 3 working ‘super well' and providing it internationally, thereby delaying it on hardware 4.

This spurred concerns from Tesla customers with vehicles equipped with the latest hardware without the software. “I wonder if Elon saying 6 months is a real 6 months or really means like 2 years. I can’t imagine Tesla is gonna let HW4 be missing beta for too long,” a user wrote, to which the CEO responded that it would be a real six months or less.

Hardware 4 started to be integrated into new vehicles starting earlier this year. It has better cameras and a new FSD computer.

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