Infotainment/MCU upgrade £1,700 or £1,400

[andyzdeman]

Has anyone with FSD computer/HW3 got the Infotainment upgrade for £1,400.

The SC knee jerk cost is £1,700 which by the Tesla wording applies to Ap 2.0 and AP 2.5 vehicles.

I believe the lower price if you have HW3/FSD computer is because the upgrade requires less additional hardware.
With AP1 there's no point in them including some hardware because its upgrade potential his limited.

Looking for responses from those that have actually had experience (UK) here, not the theory of which cost should technically be correct in what scenario.

 

[Sean.]

Did the infotainment upgrade last July in the MX - what would you like to know?

Also had an FSD AP3.0 ECU fitted in 2020

 

[andyzdeman]

Did the infotainment upgrade last July in the MX - what would you like to know?

Also had an FSD AP3.0 ECU fitted in 2020

How much did you pay?

 

[Sean.]

£1400 for the actual HW3 upgrade + £470 for the radio tuner upgrade.

As said I previously had the AP3.0 ECU fitted as part of getting FSD.......

 

[andyzdeman]

Great. Thanks. That what I was hoping.
They sent me a £1,700 estimate via the app so I was just wanting to check I wasn’t mistaken and that it should be £1,400.

Thanks.

 

[Lee Davis]

Great. Thanks. That what I was hoping.
They sent me a £1,700 estimate via the app so I was just wanting to check I wasn’t mistaken and that it should be £1,400.

Thanks.

Is it that HW3 is 1700 and MCU2 is 1400? They are separate things.

 

[GeorgeSymonds]

If you’re on HW2 or HW2.5 they also upgrade the AP cimputer when you buy MCU2 giving you effectively a HW3 car and the new MCU. There are slight differences on the cameras and wiring looms but not enough to be an issue, and you can upgrade the cameras too, I think it’s just the ones in the side indicators.

If you’re in AP1, they can’t upgrade the AP computer, and if you’re on HW3 there’s no need, they’re probably also alreadtpy MCU2,, hence the lower price.

If you’re on AP1, features like sentry and summon won’t be available as you need the later AP cameras etc.

The radio is extra again.

Prices in the past, especially when they first started, might cause more confusion as the prices were originally higher

 

[andyzdeman]

If you’re on HW2 or HW2.5 they also upgrade the AP cimputer when you buy MCU2 giving you effectively a HW3 car and the new MCU. There are slight differences on the cameras and wiring looms but not enough to be an issue, and you can upgrade the cameras too, I think it’s just the ones in the side indicators.

If you’re in AP1, they can’t upgrade the AP computer, and if you’re on HW3 there’s no need, they’re probably also alreadtpy MCU2,, hence the lower price.

If you’re on AP1, features like sentry and summon won’t be available as you need the later AP cameras etc.

The radio is extra again.

Prices in the past, especially when they first started, might cause more confusion as the prices were originally higher

This is what I’d read too.

Hopefully the virtual service will read my message and amend the initial cost estimate of £1,700.

 

[UrbanSplash]

Just curious, what’s the benefit of upgrading?

 

[andyzdeman]

I am considering it for the added security of additional sentry cameras and the improved FSD visuals on the binnacle display for when FSD reaches Europe.

Other benefits include:

Performance	More responsive and smoother touchscreen and instrument cluster Faster browser with video playback and 3D rendering support*
Audio & Music	Displays Bluetooth® media album art Your vehicle will still have access to internet radio and music streaming* Note: Removes AM, FM and DAB radio
Gaming	Includes graphics-intensive Tesla Arcade games like Beach Buggy Racing 2, Cuphead and Stardew Valley Enables gamepad compatibility
Entertainment	Enables video streaming and access to YouTube and Netflix through the Tesla Theater* Adds Caraoke* and TRAX
Driver Assistance	Enhanced Driving Visualization for owners with the Full Self-Driving Capability Computer
Security	For vehicles with the Full Self-Driving Computer, recording is enabled from the front, rear and side cameras for Sentry Mode and DashCam, which also includes the DashCam viewer Recordings may vary in color or tone based on your camera suite
Cellular & Wi-Fi	Supports 5GHz Wi-Fi networks LTE capable modem

 

[GeorgeSymonds]

Don't think it supports 5G yet

If you've API, you won't get the extra camera, or sentry or half of those things. Do I take it you're on HW3 but MCU1?

 

[Lee Davis]

Don't think it supports 5G yet

The 5ghz wifi is different. The old computer only supported 2.4ghz. It supports LTE (4G to us) though.

Do I take it you're on HW3 but MCU1?

Yeah, I'm baffled by that too

 

[GeorgeSymonds]

The 5ghz wifi is different. The old computer only supported 2.4ghz. It supports LTE (4G to us) though.

Yeah, I'm baffled by that too

Yes, my mistake on the 5G. v 5ghz

 

[andyzdeman]

Yes I’ve got HW3 and MCU1.
Just got the car 1 month. Previous owner had it specced to the max when new + FSD.
It was originally AP2.5 but got the HW3 upgrade before I bought it. I just got the camera upgrade recently.

I was considering holding out to see if MCU2 ever became free because I highly suspect at some point MCU1 won’t be able to keep up but the prevailing wisdom at the moment is that FSD will work on MCU1, just limited visualisations.

 

[Lee Davis]

I haven't used an MCU1 system for some time, but I thought it already wasn't keeping up when navigating, etc. I know it's missing a raft of features. I doubt they'll make it a free upgrade. A bit mean of Tesla not to upgrade the car to MCU2 and build it into the price (assuming you bought from Tesla)

 

[andyzdeman]

Tbh it’s actually not noticably slow. I think it was worse 1-2 years ago and they have worked on it since with software tweaks.
Maps take 2-3 second sometimes but it doesn’t feel like a sluggish iPad.

I don’t really need half the things like Netflix.
For the cost I think the sentry and dashcam is the true value. And getting back into a more frequent software update group.

Legacy X/S are going to be software updated much less regardless of MCU from now.

The main reason I’m still feeling somewhat modern is the free FSD related hardware upgrades, but that’s probably maxed out now.

 

[Sean.]

Yes I’ve got HW3 and MCU1.
Just got the car 1 month. Previous owner had it specced to the max when new + FSD.
It was originally AP2.5 but got the HW3 upgrade before I bought it. I just got the camera upgrade recently.

I was considering holding out to see if MCU2 ever became free because I highly suspect at some point MCU1 won’t be able to keep up but the prevailing wisdom at the moment is that FSD will work on MCU1, just limited visualisations.

In that case you should be charged the £1400 since you have the latter AP computer already. Don’t forget to budget for the radio upgrade too. If you listen to the radio / DAB.