Full Self-Driving
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Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) is an advanced driver assistance system under NHTSA investigation (EA26002) for a safety-critical failure in which the system could not detect its own performance degradation.
TechCrunch Mobility: Elon’s admission
Tesla must retrofit millions of Hardware 3 owners (2019-2023) with new processors via urban microfactories for future unsupervised FSD—a multibillion-dollar capex commitment that undercuts the autonomous profitability narrative.
Elon Musk admits millions of Tesla owners need upgrades for true ‘Full Self-Driving’
Elon reverses years of promises that Hardware 3 owners could upgrade to true Full Self-Driving via software alone, now requiring expensive hardware upgrades for millions of vehicles and exposing Tesla to potential litigation.
Tesla: Failure of the FSD's degradation detection system [pdf]
Tesla's Full Self-Driving system failed to detect its own performance decline, triggering an NHTSA investigation (EA26002) into a critical gap in autonomous vehicle safety monitoring.