Refreshed Tesla Model 3 Finally Gets Full Self-Driving, When Will the Cybertruck?

Tesla is confident that the 12th iteration of its self-driving software will finally offer the breakthrough people expected, paving the way toward autonomous driving. Those who tested the latest versions of the FSD software were blown away by how well it drives. Even Elon Musk was taken by surprise seeing the FSD progress. He instructed Tesla employees to install the FSD software on all compatible vehicles before delivery.

The number of FSD-supported vehicles increased significantly this week with the release of the V12.3.4. The update 2024.3.15 will install not only on cars with FSD V12 but also on models that have not yet received the end-to-end AI variant of Tesla Full Self-Driving software. These include the legacy Model S and Model X vehicles, as well as the refreshed Model 3. It's the first time the Model 3 Highland gets FSD capability, vastly expanding the FSD fleet.

However, the real surprise is the inclusion of the older Model S/X vehicles, which feature outdated Autopilot hardware. According to reports, the FSD update only installs on vehicles that opted in for an MCU2 upgrade. However, some of these vehicles had an elevated rate of install failures. This is nothing new and only affects a small number of cars. When unsuccessful, the update will simply revert to the previous build. Tesla is reportedly aware of this issue and is working on a fix.

However, the Cybertruck is still not supported by the Full Self-Driving software, which has dropped the Beta moniker and is now called "Supervised" FSD. The Cybertruck is still fairly new, so Tesla hasn't optimized its advanced driver assistance systems to operate consistently. The Cybertruck owners miss not only the FSD capability but also the basic Autopilot functions. It's good that the Cybertruck is such a bliss to drive, or so its owners claim.

The 2023.3.15 software update is rolling out wide to customer vehicles, with a first wave already covering 2% of the cars in the TeslaFi database. Besides the FSD (Supervised) V12.3.4, the release notes don't mention anything new compared to the previous version, 2024.3.10. The only highlight is Autopark, but this has been offered since March 24, when the 2024.2.12 software update was released to customers.

People who installed the FSD V12.3.4 were anxious to test it in real traffic, which means there are already videos of it performing in the wild. The first impressions seem to indicate that Tesla has another winner build, with improvements noticed across the board in smoothness and confidence.