Tesla will build factories just to retrofit millions of HW3 cars it said could do FSD
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<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/07/Tesla-FSD-1500.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>There are millions of Tesla vehicles on the road today which were sold on the promise of full autonomy, but without hardware capable of doing so.</p> <p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk just proposed the company could build “microfactories” in urban areas in order to upgrade the computers and cameras in those videos, adding high costs for a company that is already running thin on profitability – but we’ll see if it actually happens.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/04/22/tesla-will-build-factories-just-to-retrofit-hw3-cars-it-said-could-do-fsd-but-cant/#more-464526">more…</a>
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/07/Tesla-FSD-1500.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>There are millions of Tesla vehicles on the road today which were sold on the promise of full autonomy, but without hardware capable of doing so.</p>
<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk just proposed the company could build “microfactories” in urban areas in order to upgrade the computers and cameras in those videos, adding high costs for a company that is already running thin on profitability – but we’ll see if it actually happens.</p>
<a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/04/22/tesla-will-build-factories-just-to-retrofit-hw3-cars-it-said-could-do-fsd-but-cant/#more-464526">more…</a>