FSD upgrade/no MCU upgrade shows more than anticipated...

[TigerNinety]

Hello,

OK, so maybe I haven't been paying attention to detail. But, I have to say that I was surprised--after my Model S75D CPO with FSD upgrade to HW3.0, but not the MCU->2 upgrade--to see so many details in the IC display.

Do I see traffic cones? No. But I do see traffic lights (with light colors), and I even saw a stop sign today, which I was not anticipating. I've also seen cyclists, if that matters.

Have I just misread what this enables, without the MCU2 upgrade?

(FWIW, I'm running on 2020.20.12.)

Welcome your thoughts,

Todd

 

[CaliMS]

I'm sure its covered in one of the long threads on these upgrade topics - but to answer your question.

yes - i did the AP3 upgrade and kept my MCU1 - Very short calibration and traffic lights showed up right away. I'm pretty sure cyclists were already there though, I've seen them in the past.

 

[markn455]

Hello,

OK, so maybe I haven't been paying attention to detail. But, I have to say that I was surprised--after my Model S75D CPO with FSD upgrade to HW3.0, but not the MCU->2 upgrade--to see so many details in the IC display.

Do I see traffic cones? No. But I do see traffic lights (with light colors), and I even saw a stop sign today, which I was not anticipating. I've also seen cyclists, if that matters.

Have I just misread what this enables, without the MCU2 upgrade?

(FWIW, I'm running on 2020.20.12.)

Welcome your thoughts,

Todd

All that you are seeing was announced by Tesla. So far I have not seen cyclists and I did before the upgrade. I am about 5 days on the HW3 computer. I believe MCU2 will show traffic cones, trash cans on the side of the road.

 

[bob_p]

With MCU1, there is a dedicated processor for the instrument cluster - that processor should be fast enough to support the FSD visualization graphics.

The major obstacle could be source code compatibility - since the processor for MCU1 is different than MCU2.

So far, haven't noticed any differences in FSD capabilities between our MCU1/S and our MCU2/X... And until Tesla provides FM/HD/XM radio support for the Infotainment Upgrade, it's unlikely we'll upgrade our S to MCU2.