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Tesla Skips Key Shareholder Question on FSD Upgrade During Q3 Earnings Call
WHY IT MATTERS
The lack of a response delays clarity on a promised upgrade, potentially affecting owner confidence and the perceived reliability of Tesla’s FSD strategy.
What happened
On its Q3 2026 earnings call, Tesla omitted a question that ranked fifth in shareholder interest on the Say platform. The question asked when owners of Hardware 3 would learn if they receive a free computer upgrade for the unsupervised Full Self‑Driving (FSD) feature they paid for.
Tesla read and answered questions ranked lower, but passed over this query without comment. The omission leaves Hardware 3 owners without a clear timeline for the upgrade, creating uncertainty about the availability of the promised FSD capability.
Investors and owners now must wait for further clarification from Tesla, which could affect perceptions of the company’s commitment to its FSD roadmap.
PRIMARY SOURCES
Tesla skipped the most important shareholder question on its earnings call
Electrek · Fred Lambert · Discovery only; publisher copyright terms apply