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Tesla FSD

Hardware[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  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).