Glossary / General

hardware four

8 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Hardware four is a newer version of the computer Tesla uses for advanced driving features. In this discussion, it’s mentioned because newer cars may get updates sooner than older ones.

Technical Definition

“Hardware four” is Tesla’s newer hardware generation referenced as getting FSD availability earlier than hardware three. The segment uses this contrast to explain why hardware three owners feel left behind.

Hear It Discussed

"So I was in search for a hardware four car. So mid 2023 or 2024, I don't think there really are many model year 2025."
Dialed In Podcast: May 29th, 2026 Dialed In - Some Obsession Required 18:35

"paying $100 a month for now, a very inferior product to, to what we have on hardware four. My primary experience using FSD in my mom's model three is every like five minutes I cut off FSD."
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"So be careful on the Ys. Some of the cars were hardware three, some were hardware four. There is definitely a difference."
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