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Are the model 3 hardware modular? For example, is it possible they’ll have you bring it to the dealer in a few years and get outfitted with these new chips?

• modeless 8y ago
  Yes, Musk said that on the earnings call. But the hardware upgrade is not the hard part of self driving. At least they have stopped claiming that their current hardware is powerful enough for full self driving already, which was a ridiculous and worrying position for them to take.
  • dragonwriter 8y ago
    > ridiculous and worrying I think “fraudulent” would be more accurate; it was factually false, it was at best entirely unfounded if not actually knowingly false, it was material to decisions of people to purchase the self-driving add-on.
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  • ckastner 8y ago
    > At least they have stopped claiming that their current hardware is powerful enough for full self driving already The Autopilot page [1] still states the following: "All Tesla vehicles produced in our factory, including Model 3, have the hardware needed for full self-driving capability at a safety level substantially greater than that of a human driver." [1] https://www.tesla.com/autopilot https://www.tesla.com/autopilot
    • gruturo 8y ago
      If you consider “hardware” as sensor suite only (quite a stretch of an interpretation, I know), then it’s kind of true, especially if they will replace the brains at no cost once they have an actual use for them