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Tesla HW4.5 spotted in new Model Y, triggers speculation

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Tesla’s Hardware 4.5 computer appears to have surfaced in newly delivered Model Y vehicles, prompting fresh speculation about an interim upgrade ahead of the company’s upcoming AI5 chip. Owners taking delivery of recent Model Y builds have identified components labeled “AP45,” suggesting Tesla may have quietly started rolling out revised autonomy hardware. Hardware 4.5 appears in new Model Y units The potential Hardware 4.5 sighting was first re…

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While the eyes of the Tesla community were turned towards the 2027 horizon for the arrival of the AI5 chip (formerly Hardware 5), an intermediate update just made its appearance "in nature". Several Tesla Model Y freshly removed from the Fremont factory were delivered with a new on-board computer labeled "AP4.5". This discovery confirms that...

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technewstube.com broke the news in on Monday, January 26, 2026.
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