Autopilot

Tesla is reportedly starting Hardware 3.0 retrofits for Model S and Model X that are equipped with the company’s Hardware 2.0 computer. The initiative stands as yet another sign of Tesla’s push to expand the rollout of its Full Self-Driving features, which are expected to achieve their “feature-complete” form in the near future. 

Tesla's software ecosystem is a perfect fit for today's tech-centric drivers. Just like how mobile phone buyers today value different factors than cellphone buyers a couple of decades ago, the priorities of car buyers today are vastly different to those from previous years. Take, for one, the focus of the modern car buyer on a vehicle's tech features. 

Recent Tesla Autopilot driving visualization tests have demonstrated how the electric car maker’s vision-based approach works in real-world settings. Based on these tests, it appears that Tesla’s vehicles primarily react to input from their suite of cameras, not according to saved map data.