Tesla has begun rolling out FSD V14 Lite to early-access Hardware 3 owners, upgrading millions of older vehicles from version 12.6 to a safety-enhanced software that mirrors Hardware 4 behavior. The supervised update adds navigation handling improvements, smoother steering, new parking features and arrival options.
Tesla began rolling out FSD V14 Lite to early-access Hardware 3 owners, expanding availability over the next few weeks based on customer feedback. Hardware 3 vehicles had been stuck on FSD version 12.6 since early 2025, making this the first major update in over a year.
The V14 Lite build distills driving behavior from Hardware 4’s v14 series into the Hardware 3 camera-and-compute setup. Key enhancements include improved navigation handling, smoother steering, better lane centering, fewer false slowdowns, enhanced pedestrian and traffic-light interactions, and new parking, unparking and reversing functions, plus arrival options and always-on speed profiles.
FSD V14 Lite remains a supervised system, requiring drivers to stay attentive and ready to take control at any moment. Tesla maintains that Hardware 3 cannot support fully unsupervised driving, keeping the safety line drawn on autonomous capabilities.
Tesla shares rose 1% in premarket trading, snapping a three-session losing streak as investors welcomed the expanded FSD upgrade and its potential to boost the resale value and appeal of older vehicles.
