Will Tesla Autopilot become dangerous if the radar is abandoned?

Will Tesla Autopilot become dangerous if the radar is abandoned?

Will Tesla Autopilot become dangerous if the radar is abandoned?

Tesla abandons the radar for the whole car and swifts to 8 cameras to save only 114 dollars

Recently, Tesla officially issued a statement saying that starting in October, the Model 3 and Model Y delivered in Europe, North America and the Middle East will cancel the ultrasonic radar sensor, and then the ultrasonic radar of Model 3 and Model Y will be canceled globally.

By 2023, the more expensive Model S and Model X will no longer be equipped with ultrasonic radar sensors, which is also the complete abandonment of ultrasonic radars after Tesla abandoned millimeter-wave radars in May 2021.

This also means that Tesla’s entire car no longer uses radar, and the vehicle’s assisted driving and parking functions rely entirely on the eight cameras on the vehicle.

On October 13, it was reported that Tesla could save an estimated $114 per vehicle by removing the ultrasonic sensors, according to a cost analysis by Mike Lane of Munro Live.

The analysis said Tesla installed 12 USSs in each of its vehicles at an estimated cost of $8 each, for a total of $96. Parts and installation for Tesla’s hot-roll brackets are estimated at $0.15 each, for a total of $1.80. Its fascia wire sensor harnesses are estimated at $2.20 each, for a total of $4.40 for two.

Tesla used two under-hood wiring connectors that cost an estimated $0.40 each, for a total of $0.80. Tesla also used wires and connectors for the instrument panel and body harness, which cost an estimated $0.50 each, for a total of $1.

Tesla also used two integrated circuits that cost an estimated $5 each. All told, the total cost of these parts per vehicle is $114.

Earlier, Musk had responded to Tesla’s cancellation of the radar, saying that self-driving cars should use the same feeling as human drivers to drive cars. People rely on eyes and intelligence to drive cars, and self-driving cars should do the same.

At the same time, Musk also explained, “Pure vision, especially when using explicit photon computing, is much better than the combination of radar and vision, because the latter has too much uncertainty – when radar and visual perception are inconsistent, Not sure which to believe.”

Musk still insists that Tesla’s pure vision solution is reliable.

However, some Tesla engineers obviously disagree with Musk.

They believe that a perfect autopilot system should include millimeter-wave radar, lidar and other perceptions. technology, rather than relying solely on one or the other.