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Tesla FSD

Hardware

TeslaFSD Chip
Tesla Autopilot (ADAS)
Hardware name Hardware 1 Hardware 2.0 [1] Hardware 2.5 [2] Hardware 3 [3] Hardware 4
Initial availability date November
2014
October
2016
August
2017
April
2019
May
2021
October
2022
January
2023
Computers
Platform MobilEye
EyeQ3
[4]
Nvidia Drive PX 2 AI
computing platform [5]
Nvidia Drive PX 2 AI
(with 2 node enabled) [2]
"FSD 1 Chip" (12 core) CPU
(2x identical Tesla-designed)
"FSD 2 Chip" (20 core) CPU
(2x identical Tesla-designed) [6]
Manuf / Core
TDP (process)
STMicro (40 nm)
@500MHz, 2.5W
1x / 2x Nvidia Tegra X2 (Parker) • T186 (16 nm)
2x Denver 2 + 4x ARM (Cortex-A57), GPU (Pascal)
Samsung (14 nm) @2.2GHz
12x ARM (Cortex-A72), 100W
Samsung (7 nm) @3.0GHz
20x ARM (Cortex), 160W
Sensors
Forward radar 160 m 170 m None [7][8][9][10] Model S & X: 300 m [11]
Model 3 & Y: None
Ultrasonic 12x surrounding
with 5 m range
12x surrounding
with 8 m range
None
Front / Side camera
(Color filter array)
N/A RCCC RCCB
Forward cameras Model S:
1x Camera
(monochrome)
Narrow (35°): 250 m
Main (50°): 150 m
Wide (120°): 60 m
Main (50°): 150 m
Wide (120°): 60 m
Model S & X:
Bumper Camera [12]
Forward looking
side cameras
N/A Left (90°): 80 m
Right (90°): 80 m
5 Mpx
Rearward looking
side cameras
N/A Left: 100 m
Right: 100 m
5 Mpx
  • Hardware 5 • AI 5 (June 2024) • 800W
  • Hardware 6 • AI 6 (July 2025) • Samsung

Full self-driving (FSD) Computer

Hardware 3.0 (April 2019)
tesla fsd computer board.png
Hardware 2.5 (August 2017)
Tesla HW2.5 (top) and infotainment (bottom) boards

See also

References

  1. (October 19, 2016) Tesla announces all production cars now have fully self-driving hardware.
  2. 2.0 2.1 (August 9, 2017) Tesla has a new Autopilot '2.5' hardware suite with more computing power for autonomous driving. Electrek.
  3. (October 19, 2016) All new Tesla cars now have hardware for 'full self-driving capabilities'.
  4. (July 29, 2016) The Future of Tesla Autopilot – What Happens After Mobileye? (in en-US).
  5. (October 20, 2016) Tesla Self-Driving Car Built on NVIDIA DRIVE PX 2 | NVIDIA Blog (in en-US).
  6. Tesla Hardware 4 – Full Details and Latest News (in en-US).
  7. (June 2, 2021) Explainer: Tesla drops radar; is Autopilot system safe? (in en).
  8. (May 25, 2021) Transitioning to Tesla Vision.
  9. (May 25, 2021) Transitioning to Tesla Vision (in en-us).
  10. (October 11, 2021) Tesla tells new FSD Beta members their cars will use Pure Vision, axing radar altogether.
  11. (2023-06-01) Tesla Model S/X Cars With Hardware 4 Feature HD Radar Units, Unlike the HW4 Model Y (in en).
  12. (2024-03-01) Tesla Model S and Model X To Start Shipping With Front Bumper Cameras, No Retrofit Planned (in en).