Tesla expands FSD V14 Lite to HW3

Tesla said on April 28 that it plans to bring Full Self-Driving V14 Lite to Hardware 3 cars in additional international markets after the U.S. rollout. (electrek.co) The company did not give a date. Tesla said the rollout depends on technical verification, regional adaptation, and regulatory approvals, and that it will share updates later. (electrek.co) Hardware 3 is Tesla’s older self-driving computer, fitted to many Model 3 and Model Y vehicles sold before the newer Hardware 4 system. V14 Lite is Tesla’s reduced version of its latest driver-assistance software for those older cars. (electrek.co) (notateslaapp.com) The timing follows Tesla’s first European approval for Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in the Netherlands on April 13. That approval let Tesla begin over-the-air installation there, but the system remained a supervised driver-assistance feature, not autonomous driving. (electrive.com) Tesla’s April 28 promise addressed a gap that angered owners overseas because the initial international rollout covered Hardware 4 vehicles, not Hardware 3 cars that had also paid for the package. (electrek.co) Electrek reported that some European Hardware 3 owners had paid as much as €6,400 for Full Self-Driving and were excluded from the first approved rollout. The outlet also reported that about 3,000 owners from 29 countries joined a collective claim effort representing €6.5 million in purchases. (electrek.co) Tesla’s language also sets limits on what owners should expect. During the company’s first-quarter 2026 earnings discussion, executives said Hardware 3 does not have the capability for unsupervised Full Self-Driving, leaving V14 Lite as a compatibility bridge rather than a full catch-up release. (notateslaapp.com) (teslaoracle.com) In Europe, Tesla’s regulatory path is still incomplete even after the Dutch approval. Electrive reported that Tesla logged 1.6 million kilometers of European testing and more than 4,500 closed-course scenarios to win that first authorization. (electrive.com) For Hardware 3 owners outside the U.S., the update is now a promise with conditions attached: first the U.S. launch, then technical checks, then local approvals. Tesla has said only that more updates will come on a rolling basis. (electrek.co)