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Tinkering spirit is strong with this one.
Much more work than hw2->hw3 that was all the rage in 2019, but still doable.
I do wonder how the different formfactor mcu was pushed in.
First camera started working on a Hardwaee 4 equipped Model 3 (2022). Yes, we did the retrofit!
It’s not as bad as it seemed, the computer replacement needed, some light ECU hacking. No need to replace camera cables as well, you can get away with adapters.
It’s driving, but still a bit of stuff left to get all the features 😁
Honestly Tesla could have done it ages ago and offer a paid upgrade, if they end up doing it it doesn’t need so much new parts, but you need to replace all the cameras. It can be done on intel cars together with a Ryzen retrofit.
If I only had one wish to be granted today, I would wish Tesla to to file response to this NHTSA request wrt the photon counting without any of their usual "super duper secret business information" bs.
That would answer so many questions people had and settle so many arguments from back in the day
The NHTSA request itself for those curious: static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/202…
Thanks to Dana @danahull.bsky.social for posting about this first
Hm, I wonder what is this "penta cam" that is undergoing development in AP code for a couple months now?
A reduced AP sensor suite? just a different one being readied for alaunch? (currently hw4 has 7 external cams (8 with bumper cam)
Would be great to get a a Tesla comment on this (but I know, fat chance, right?)
Hm, this recent fatal Tesla Semi crash is interesting.
I wonder what sort of autopilot firmware do they run up there, one would think the "running into stopped cars" scenario was long long fixed?
Also "driver reportedly fell asleep"? What kind of driver monitor do they have there? Same cabin cam as in 3/y modern cars? I've seen a few other recent cases where that was not entirely adequate (aka failed to detect actual problematic driver, vs just being an annoyance to alert drivers)
youtube.com/watch?v=7pUzQciX… - this is the case I have in mind.
From tesla.com/semi
Maximum Safety: Semi comes standard with active safety features that pair with advanced motor and brake controls to deliver traction and stability in all conditions. A central seating position gives the driver better visibility, while an all-electric architecture can help reduce both rollover risk and cabin intrusion in case of an accident.
Hm... When did non-Tesla owned superchargers became a thing?
Recent firmwares added an option for cars with free unlimited supercharging to only use the Tesla-owned ones that would accept the free use.
"routes you exclusively to Tesla Supe
rchargers. This excludes third-party owned Superchargers, which are not eligible
for Free Supercharging."
Interesting that for the 2025 model S/X cars, Tesla cut costs on the car computer considerably.
The dedicated GPU is gone (good thing all the crazy gaming stuff is gone from the website too).
The RAM still remains at 16G though unlike the current crop of 3/y/ct, the NVMe is dropped to 128G (from 256)
Finally got to testdrive the Lucid Gravity the other day.
It's an interesting experience though not very polished/thought out which is surprising.
Like the multiple levels of regen are great (including complete off). But then if you choose creep, there's no way for a temp hold when stopped, huh?
Also apparently they have quite a bit of unsold stock at least in that particular location.
The salesperson told me the most frequent complaint from Tesla customers is that Lucid does not selfdrive, hehe.
Which sounds very weird coming from a 200 miles drive constantly getting annoyed by Tesla "FSD" that needs constant nudges to actually do simpliest things like keeping up with the desired speed, sigh.
