Tesla appears to be quietly lifting FSD suspensions for a group of owners who were previously banned from using the feature after being caught using CAN bus hacks. Reports surfaced on August 28 that affected users are seeing their self-driving capabilities reactivated — suggesting Tesla may be revisiting how it enforces past violations.
CAN bus hacks typically involve tapping into a vehicle's Controller Area Network to spoof hardware signals — most commonly to trick the car into enabling features like FSD without the required physical components or subscriptions. Tesla has historically responded by remotely disabling FSD on vehicles where this activity was detected. The reactivations suggest either a policy change, a one-time amnesty, or a re-evaluation of how those bans were originally applied.
It's worth noting that the report comes from a single source with limited engagement at time of writing, so the full scope — how many users are affected, whether this is intentional policy or a system error — remains unclear. Tesla has not issued any public statement on the matter.
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