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

Based on a well known Tesla hacker, Tesla has designed a brand new self-driving laptop retrofit, however it’s not even for HW3 vehicles.

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

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

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

Tesla gave up on the technique final yr and now releases all new software program on HW4 autos 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 unattainable for Tesla to ship on its unsupervised self-driving guarantees on HW3 vehicles – one thing that Tesla lastly began to trace at late final yr.

Tesla must provide a brand new laptop retrofit to HW3 automotive homeowners and even then, many doubts that this might 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 laptop that seems to be meant as a retrofit:

I simply got here throughout a Mannequin Y HW4 automotive laptop that’s not not like every 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 laptop, 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 laptop:

Greem believes that this laptop goes to be a retrofit for current HW4 autos:

This automotive laptop 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. Total it virtually seems like Tesla is gearing to switch previous hw4 with new ones and add a bumper cam whereas they’re at it?

It will probably’t change HW3 computer systems because it doesn’t have the identical connectors for cameras.

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

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

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

Electrek’s Take

For a second, I assumed Tesla was doing the precise 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 doubtless is beginning to see that that is wanted to attain increased 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 vehicles. HW3 vehicles, you may overlook it.