Anyone got HW3 retrofit yet?
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Randy Spencer
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So it's June, how's that timetable for Model 3's made before March 2018?
Yes, it does. I have a late 2016 Model S that was AP2 and MCU1. It was upgraded last week to AP3 and I have tested it out recording dash cam, works great. Got my first sentry mode alert today at the grocery store.
MCU 1 has always had it (Minus rear camera view) if you had at HW2.5. Now people with HW2 are able to get it.
Last week, Tesla Mobile Service in Portland, OR called me to schedule an upgrade for my VIN 53XX that was purchased in Feb 2018. They will be here tomorrow to install HW3! They said I might get an firmware upgrade notice before then but to not install it. Good WiFi was also needed per them.
just picked up my model x (Mcu1) ap2 to FSD upgrade complete. Drive was smooth and was immediately able to see traffic signs and stop signs! A few sentry alerts already too, pretty exciting!
now back to the waiting game for mcu2 upgrade.
Did you have to drive the car for a certain distance to calibrate the camera? My X has similar specs. I still don't have autopilot after driving it for 40km. My GPS is also frozen. Tried rebooting twice and still didn't work.
Not really the cameras were still calibrating at about 95% but auto pilot worked. When I called to check the status the tech was supposedly on a road test, maybe that did it.
Is there a display somewhere that tells you calibration %? I do not see any information displayed on my vehicle.
In the autopilot screen, near smart summon, I believe I tried to turn it on and the calibration message mentioned the percentage.
Randy Spencer
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Finally! My turn...
[Pic is worth 1000 words to describe this]
Taking it in this Friday, Tesla Model 3 VIN# 008891
Wonder how many of my early brethren have gotten their computer swapped. Is the design different than the later computers, or do they modify my car to fit the newer style computer setup?
[Pic is worth 1000 words to describe this]
Taking it in this Friday, Tesla Model 3 VIN# 008891
Wonder how many of my early brethren have gotten their computer swapped. Is the design different than the later computers, or do they modify my car to fit the newer style computer setup?
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I just had mine done today (VIN 53XX). The tech said they have been doing a lot of sub 6XXX VINs recently. He did mention the wiring harness of the earlier cars is slightly different. He had to cut a wire and connect it to a different connector before the new computer was hooked up. So there was at least one minor change made to later calls that made the upgrade a little bit easier.
The whole process took just over an hour for mine. I haven't had time to take it for a spin but I did confirm all profile settings transferred back over.
Randy Spencer
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FloridaJohn
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I had my Model 3 done last week (VIN 30k). They had to do the wiring harness change, but I lost all of my settings (including my lifetime trip meter). Losing everything seems to be more common in the older cars than the newer ones, but I honestly think it is just how conscientious the tech is whether you keep your settings or not.
Randy Spencer
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Or, not...
Friend of mine and I got in line to reserve, placed our orders, picked up our cars, and toured the factory at the same time. Only natural that we would both get notified to make an appt. for the upgrade at the same time. And then today both get a call saying the parts are not in and we will get a call in JULY to reschedule. Say Liviee. [hmmmm... I don't think Grammarly understands French.]
mine was displayed right in the center of the IC. Also was in the autopilot settings. Took around 7 miles of urban driving to calibrate, took a little longer to calibrate for NOA to become available.
Just got home with my HW3 upgrade. I had no WiFi connectivity at home, called the Tesla support #, and he had me do the double scroll wheel & brake pedal reboot. That fixed the WiFi situation.
I saw traffic lights & stop lines in the center display on the way home, but no traffic cones. Apparently, cones are not displayed unless one has the MCU2 update. I’m trying to find out if the HW3 system still sees & reacts to traffic cones even if they’re not displayed.
NoA camera recalibration took about 15 minutes of driving, but I see indications that the camera calibration is only at the 99% point.
I saw traffic lights & stop lines in the center display on the way home, but no traffic cones. Apparently, cones are not displayed unless one has the MCU2 update. I’m trying to find out if the HW3 system still sees & reacts to traffic cones even if they’re not displayed.
NoA camera recalibration took about 15 minutes of driving, but I see indications that the camera calibration is only at the 99% point.
Intruder99
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I had HW3 upgrade done last Tuesday on my S 75D 2017 (MCU1), and still have no AP nor GPS/NAV available. (Last software update was 2020.20.1).
I drove more than 100km since the upgrade and did 3 reboots. The other problem is the lightning stays in night mode till I reboot it in daylight, then the interior screen becomes ok but the headlights stay in night mode even if I play with the adjustments. I have to do it every time I drive in daytime since I park inside a garage with low lights. No rain sensor available neither.
I asked for another ranger service appointment scheduled next Friday (June 19).
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