Tesla still has no real plan for Hardware 3 owners promised FSD

This is a car story, not a home energy one, but here's the gist in plain terms: Tesla still has no firm plan for owners of older "Hardware 3" cars who were promised full self-driving capability. On a recent earnings call, CEO Elon Musk was asked directly whether Tesla would upgrade the computers in these cars so they can run its newer self-driving software. He gave a vague answer, saying an upgrade would eventually "make sense" and be "financially sensible at some point," but committed to no timeline, method, or cost.

Tesla sold these cars, some going back to 2016, on the claim that they had all the hardware needed for full self-driving, charging up to $15,000 for the software. The company has since admitted the older computer doesn't have enough processing power to run its latest self-driving system and is facing lawsuits over it in the US, China, and Australia. Musk has floated ideas like building dedicated factories just to swap out computers in millions of cars, but offered no update on that plan this time. He also suggested any real fix would depend on a next-generation computer chip that isn't even in production yet, and that Tesla's robot project would get that chip before car owners do.

For homeowners with one of these Tesla vehicles, the practical takeaway is that there is no scheduled fix, no confirmed cost, and no clear date. Owners are being told to keep waiting.