Tesla Starts Rolling Out FSD V14 Lite Internationally

Tesla is extending its newest self-driving software to older hardware globally, giving long-waiting owners of legacy vehicles access to the latest Full Self-Driving features as an international rollout begins.

As announced on X by the official @tesla_korea account, Full Self-Driving (Supervised) v14 Lite is starting its first deployment outside the United States, a notable step for owners of older vehicles concerned about being left behind.

South Korea Leads the Global Rollout

South Korea is the first international market to receive the update. Typically, Canada follows the U.S. closely for new software features, but this time Canadian owners are still waiting, positioning South Korea as the launch point for FSD v14 Lite’s international expansion. South Korea was also the first country outside of North America to get the main FSD v14 branch last year, but that was after it had already rolled out in Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.

The initial release in Korea is limited to early access testers with U.S.-built Model 3/Y vehicles running older Hardware 3 (HW3/AI3) computers. While the first wave is small, the official @Tesla_AI account said the update will expand "to all eligible AI3 owners in Korea" following further validation.

A Huge Engineering Feat for AI3

This marks the first FSD build for AI3 vehicles in about 14 months. It is essentially a distilled version of the main v14 build that runs on newer AI4 cars. FSD v14 Lite launched for U.S. testers less than two weeks ago, and getting it working on older hardware is a major achievement. Elon Musk previously noted that AI3 computers have only 15% of the memory bandwidth of AI4, making this optimization a significant engineering challenge.

Watch FSD v14 Lite in action in this video from @BLKMDL3.

Tesla previously confirmed that an international FSD v14 Lite release was planned. There is a strong possibility it will reach every country where the main v14 branch is approved or active. The current list includes:

• U.S.
• Canada
• Mexico
• Puerto Rico
• China
• South Korea
• Australia
• New Zealand
• The Netherlands
• Lithuania
• Estonia
• Denmark
• Belgium

Where Does the Update Head Next?

While there are guesses about which regions could be next, Tesla has not provided a firm timeline—or specified the sequence—for additional markets. It has been nearly two weeks since FSD v14 Lite launched in the U.S., and it is not yet broadly available. It remains unclear how long Tesla’s “further validation” will take in South Korea, or when the update may arrive in other regions.

European HW3 owners may face the longest delay. Local customers are currently organizing a collective action over being excluded from the original FSD rollout in the EU, where Tesla only sought regulatory approval for AI4 cars. Completing the full approval process for older vehicles could mean a European release is some time away.