Tesla Admits Hardware 3 May Not Support Full Self-Driving

Elon Musk reveals uncertainties about the capability of millions of Teslas to achieve unsupervised autonomy without hardware upgrades.

Elon Musk acknowledged that Tesla's Hardware 3 might not support the promised unsupervised Full Self-Driving (FSD) due to safety and performance limitations.
Tesla plans to offer free upgrades to Hardware 4 for customers who purchased the FSD package, though technical challenges may complicate retrofitting.
The announcement raises concerns about Tesla's longstanding promises of autonomy, with potential implications for consumer trust and regulatory scrutiny.
Hardware 4, which is significantly more advanced than Hardware 3, is expected to better support FSD, but Musk admits uncertainty about achieving full autonomy.
Tesla's focus on reducing transportation costs and pushing towards autonomous vehicles has led to the cancellation of a previously planned $25,000 electric vehicle.