A notable adoption milestone for Tesla's Full Self-Driving 14.3: as of May 2, 2026, 42.4% of vehicles tracked by the community-run FSD database are now running version 14.3, according to @wholemars. That's a meaningful signal of how quickly the software is spreading through the enthusiast-heavy crowd that opts into this kind of tracking — though the number deserves a bit of context before drawing fleet-wide conclusions.
The @fsd_database tracker is a self-selected pool of FSD-enabled owners who voluntarily report their software versions — skewing heavily toward early adopters and engaged users. It is not a representative sample of Tesla's full global fleet. For comparison, broader fleet data from late April 2026 indicated that FSD v14.3.2 had reached less than 1% of North American vehicles at that stage of rollout, according to tracking sources. The gap between those two numbers isn't a contradiction — it reflects who is in each dataset.
What the fsd_database figure does tell you is that Tesla's rollout cadence for 14.3 has been aggressive among the FSD-active segment. The version first appeared on April 7, 2026, initially targeting Hardware 4 (HW4) vehicles. Point releases followed quickly: 14.3.1 on April 14, and 14.3.2 by April 27 — all within a three-week window. Owners who have already received the update report improvements to parking spot selection decisiveness and an updated parking location pin display on the map, among the officially documented changes.
If you have FSD and haven't seen 14.3 yet, check your Software screen for pending updates. HW4 vehicles were prioritized first; broader availability across HW3 hardware is expected to follow as Tesla widens the rollout. The speed at which 14.3 is saturating the tracker community suggests the wider push is already well underway.
Marcus covers Tesla's software releases, FSD rollouts, and OTA changes. Background in automotive engineering. Based in Austin.
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