Tesla has a brand new self-driving pc retrofit, however it’s not even for HW3 automobiles

In accordance with a well known Tesla hacker, Tesla has designed a brand new self-driving pc retrofit, however it’s not even for HW3 automobiles.

Teska has two main computational {hardware} generations for its self-driving program: HW3 automobiles (up till 2023) and HW4 automobiles (since 2023), generally referred to as AI4.

The pc within the HW4 suite has far more computing energy and makes use of completely different cameras.

Since Tesla had promised to ship “unsupervised self-driving” on each {hardware}, Tesla CEO Elon Musk mentioned that software program improvement on the older HW3 automobiles which were ready longer would lead about 6 months forward of newer HW4 automobiles.

Tesla gave up on the technique final yr and now releases all new software program on HW4 automobiles first, and HW3 homeowners are caught with a lot older and less-performing variations of Tesla’s (Supervised) Full Self-Driving bundle.

As we now have beforehand reported, most individuals following this system agree that it’s not possible for Tesla to ship on its unsupervised self-driving guarantees on HW3 automobiles – one thing that Tesla lastly began to trace at late final yr.

Tesla must supply a brand new pc retrofit to HW3 automotive homeowners and even then, many doubts that this could result in Tesla delivering on its self-driving guarantees.

Now, with this context, we’re inspired to see Inexperienced, a well known Tesla hacker who usually finds new options in software program and Tesla computer systems, discovering a brand new Tesla self-driving pc that seems to be meant as a retrofit:

I simply got here throughout a Mannequin Y HW4 automotive pc that’s not not like some other I’ve seen. It has the entrance bumper cam connector populated. Earlier than you say it’s only a Mannequin Y Juniper refresh automotive pc, it’s not as a result of it doesn’t even have a second display screen connector.

Listed below are a number of footage of the brand new Tesla pc:

Greem believes that this pc goes to be a retrofit for current HW4 automobiles:

This automotive pc can also be labelled “MY Reloaded” (the place as beforehand it was simply “MY” ) and in keeping with the opposite markings it’s a service substitute unit. General it virtually seems like Tesla is gearing to exchange outdated hw4 with new ones and add a bumper cam whereas they’re at it?

It might’t exchange HW3 computer systems because it doesn’t have the identical connectors for cameras.

We beforehand reported that Tesla had launched a brand new pc internally referred to as “AI4.1”. It’s not clear if that is associated to this new “MY Reloaded” pc.

Since that is now the one HW4 Mannequin Y {hardware} in Tesla’s half catalog, it’s seemingly the brand new up to date pc that we beforehand reported and that the automaker is having points with.

The brand new info that’s attention-grabbing is that it’s apparently retrofittable to current HW4 Tesla automobiles.

Electrek’s Take

For a second, I assumed Tesla was doing the fitting factor and upgrading HW3 computer systems, however no.

The bumper cam is one thing that we’re additionally seeing on the brand new Mannequin Y and Tesla seemingly is beginning to see that that is wanted to attain larger ranges of autonomy.

I doubt that it is possible for you to to retrofit that except you have already got wiring harnesses for it, however it doesn’t matter a lot anyway.

I, like many, have severe doubt that Tesla will even ship unsupervised self-driving on HW4 automobiles. HW3 automobiles, you may neglect it.