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malfist · 2023-12-13 07:00:15

Does Tesla still have sonar and radar? I thought everything but cameras were removed a few years ago

TulliusCicero | karma 16642 | avg karma 3.49 · | 2022-02-28 17:39:59

Right, though IIRC Tesla at least has now stopped using radar.

vsskanth | karma 3022 | avg karma 4.01 · | 2023-10-07 09:43:46

This particular Tesla was pre 2021 so it should have both radar and cameras.

oliveshell | karma 1182 | avg karma 4.12 · | 2022-10-15 07:56:43

Radar, ultrasonic proximity sensors, and/or LIDAR, presumably.

Tesla has famously removed all radar/ultrasonic sensors from their newer cars in favor of a purely camera-based system.

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LeoPanthera | karma 26644 | avg karma 5.67 · | 2021-04-27 00:51:02+00:00

Current Teslas are already fitted with radar, though Tesla wants to remove it from future models.

greglindahl | karma 9606 | avg karma 2.0 · | 2018-02-23 22:50:29+00:00

Tesla also has a radar.

hprotagonist | karma 26857 | avg karma 5.92 · | 2023-12-13 06:10:19

radar and ultrasonics were removed.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradtempleton/2022/10/31/former...

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seanmcdirmid | karma 34701 | avg karma 1.77 · | 2021-12-21 11:29:45

Do Teslas have radars? I thought their self driving tech was based solely on conventional video cameras?

Found:

> Beginning with deliveries in May 2021, Model 3 and Model Y vehicles built for the North American market will no longer be equipped with radar.

from https://www.tesla.com/support/transitioning-tesla-vision, so radar-less is a new thing. That Tesla should have had a radar unless bought recently.

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ipsum2 | karma 6758 | avg karma 4.92 · | 2021-08-19 21:31:47

This is because those cars are using radar, but Tesla is removing radar from their cars to rely solely on cameras.

grandmczeb | karma 1716 | avg karma 3.27 · | 2020-10-21 21:50:45

Not to mention radar, which every Tesla has.

bonestamp2 | karma 4656 | avg karma 2.42 · | 2018-02-23 20:35:23+00:00

They kind of do... Tesla uses 12 ultrasonic (sonar) sensors (and cameras). GM uses radar (and cameras).

raylad | karma 906 | avg karma 3.84 · | 2022-06-03 15:01:01

All Teslas are "vision-based" now. They no longer use the RADAR even in cars that have it.

This is probably so they can have only one software build rather than supporting one with and one without RADAR. And also so that they can say the RADAR isn't needed anyway.

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bdcravens | karma 20814 | avg karma 2.3 · | 2023-12-12 14:37:21

Depends on what year it was. Tesla eliminated the ultrasonic sensors, moving to cameras completely.

https://www.tesla.com/support/transitioning-tesla-vision

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baybal2 | karma 13766 | avg karma 1.35 · | 2021-10-07 17:35:50

Does Tesla even have a radar?

antattack | karma 1584 | avg karma 2.61 · | 2021-09-17 13:38:20

It did rely on radar when the video was taken. Tesla stopped relying on radar on models 3 and Y with April 2021 release.

ra7 | karma 14895 | avg karma 10.99 · | 2022-02-01 17:00:12

Their radar removal was baffling. There were rumors (perhaps Musk's tweets?) of Tesla investigating 4D imaging radars to replace their really old Continental radars, but they suddenly decided to remove it altogether. Many have attributed it to chip shortage and yet again Musk using vision-only as an excuse for removal.

baddox | karma 23383 | avg karma 2.25 · | 2018-04-02 08:16:17

Teslas made since October 2014 have a radar.

https://www.tesla.com/blog/upgrading-autopilot-seeing-world-...

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opendomain | karma 509 | avg karma 1.29 · | 2022-04-22 17:31:43

Tesla has radar but it is disabled? why is that?

valine | karma 4797 | avg karma 5.1 · | 2022-05-19 13:53:41

They removed the radar last year on the Model 3 and Y.

chrischen | karma 11394 | avg karma 2.09 · | 2021-09-30 15:23:04

Tesla dropped radar because they are moving to vision only systems like how the Comma AI/OpenPilot works. Vision models are superior to radar since radar can't detect stopped obstacles.