Tesla Model 3 and Y vehicles will no longer be equipped with radar for Autopilot

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/25/22453518/tesla-vision-radar-autopilot-model-3-y-fsd

by caseyf7 • 5 years ago

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caseyf7• 5 years ago

Even though models S and X will continue to have radar sensors, software development that uses those sensors has probably stopped.

BugsJustFindMe• 5 years ago

eight cameras embedded in each car (and 12 ultrasonic sensors)

So presumably emergency braking will still at least use ultrasonics?

iancarroll• 5 years ago

Emergency braking requires quite a bit of range, which ultrasonic sensors on these vehicles definitely cannot replace. They can probably see 10 feet in front of themselves at most; any reaction would be way too late.

jlawer• 5 years ago

Is this really a "We don't need radar anymore" or a "we can't possibly get enough radar components (at the price we want for margins), so we are going to switch earlier then hoped"?

perl4ever• 5 years ago

I'm guessing this is a "what could possibly go wrong??"

yuppie_scum• 5 years ago

Subaru has a pretty good lane keep (eg autopilot) functionality that relies on cameras only. So does Volvo.

rasz• 5 years ago

Who needs radar when you have center mounted monocular vision system ... :(

vardump• 5 years ago

So pretty much the same as humans. Our depth perception doesn't extend very far, so when we're driving, we're not really relying on our stereo vision.

jaak• 5 years ago

Looks like Tesla has deleted their old blog post about how great their radar is!

https://web.archive.org/web/20210418114757/https://www.tesla...

omar_kha• 5 years ago

It also mentions how bad image only systems are such as handling reflective surfaces etc.

Tesla Model 3 and Y vehicles will no longer be equipped with radar for Autopilot

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