According to Electrek, Tesla has announced that it will phase out ultrasonic sensors (USS) used in its EVs to detect short-range obstacles.
While other automakers layer LiDAR, radar, and other sensors on top of cameras, Elon Musk’s Tesla Vision driver assistance system will only use cameras.
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The ultrasonic sensors will be removed from Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in the coming months, followed by Model S and Model X models by 2023. According to Tesla, they are primarily used for parking and short-range collision warnings.
The ultrasonic sensors will be removed from Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in the coming months, followed by Model S and Model X models by 2023.
According to Tesla, they are primarily used for parking and short-range collision warnings.
Tesla began discontinuing radar sensors in favor of vision-only Autopilot last year, tweeting at the time that “vision has much more precision [than radar].”
According to The New York Times, Musk previously told employees that if humans can drive cars with only binocular vision, machines should be able to as well.
Tesla’s radar, on the other hand, was able to detect potential accidents “two vehicles ahead” that drivers couldn’t even see, so that appears to be a safety benefit lost.
When radar was phased out, the company experienced a surge in “phantom braking” accidents, in which the system incorrectly calculated a car was about to collide with something, prompting an NHTSA investigation.
