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

In keeping with a widely known Tesla hacker, Tesla has designed a brand new self-driving laptop retrofit, but it surely’s not even for HW3 vehicles.

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

The pc within the HW4 suite has far 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 mentioned that software program growth on the older HW3 vehicles which have been ready longer would lead about 6 months forward of newer HW4 vehicles.

Tesla gave up on the technique final 12 months and now releases all new software program on HW4 autos first, and HW3 house owners are caught with a lot older and less-performing variations of Tesla’s (Supervised) Full Self-Driving package deal.

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 12 months.

Tesla must provide a brand new laptop retrofit to HW3 automotive house owners 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 widely 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 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 laptop, it’s not as a result of it doesn’t even have a second display screen connector.

Listed below are just a few 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 be labelled “MY Reloaded” (the place as beforehand it was simply “MY” ) and in accordance with the opposite markings it’s a service alternative unit. Total it nearly appears like Tesla is gearing to switch outdated hw4 with new ones and add a bumper cam whereas they’re at it?

It may’t substitute 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 known 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 seemingly the brand new up to date laptop 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 autos.

Electrek’s Take

For a second, I believed Tesla was doing the best 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 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, but it surely 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.