Back in 2019 I purchased a Tesla Model 3 Performance (stealth) and the following year, I purchased the FSD software package. This was always a promise for the future, but I never imagined it’d take quite this long to experience the full list of features. Australian’s have watched and waited as FSD developed in the
Back in 2019 I purchased a Tesla Model 3 Performance (stealth) and the following year, I purchased the FSD software package. This was always a promise for the future, but I never imagined it’d take quite this long to experience the full list of features.
Australian’s have watched and waited as FSD developed in the US for years, before more recent cars with AI4 hardware received FSD (Supervised) v13 on September 18, 2025 and more recently v14 builds.
Those early buyers (2019-2022) with AI3 cars are still waiting, but today, Tesla provided an exciting update that confirms they are close to deploying V14 Lite to AI3 vehicles (including mine).
Despite being 7 years old now, and 6 years since I purchased FSD, the car still feels new and modern, save for a little wear on the interior.
Software updates over the years have provided constant improvements to the ownership experience, but there’s no greater update than the one that let’s your car drive itself.
Technically the car will still need monitoring, but FSD V14 Lite will be the closest thing to the car driving itself that we’ve experienced. Having experienced FSD on AI4 hardware in the past, it’s incredibly impressive and the only autonomous game in town, given we don’t have Waymo or other autonomous offerings here.
The email from Tesla is provided below, confirming that Tesla remains committed to delivering FSD (Supervised) on Hardware 3 / AI3 vehicles.
Hi Jason, We appreciate your patience as we continue advancing FSD (Supervised) and would like to provide an update on the Hardware 3 rollout.
We’re currently rolling out FSD (Supervised) v14 Lite to users in North America and South Korea, with active development underway for Australia and New Zealand. This represents meaningful progress toward bringing the FSD (Supervised) feature to Hardware 3 vehicles; something we remain committed and dedicated to delivering.
FSD (Supervised) v14 Lite is designed to work effectively within Hardware 3’s capabilities while delivering v14 features and maintaining safety and performance standards. As v14 Lite development progresses and rollout expands, we’ll keep you informed.
Thank you for being part of the Tesla community. If you have any questions, visit tesla.com/support or contact our team.
While there is no fixed timeline, I expect we’ll see this reach customer cars in the next couple of weeks and would welcome it on my car yesterday.
It’s incredibly exciting to think we’re 11 minutes to midnight on saying goodbye to the Autopilot stack which requires disengagement at roundabouts, stalk confirm on green lights and other significant limitations compared to the new V14 stack.
For more tech updates, stay tuned to our blog.
