Tesla may finally admit that its camera-only approach to its automated driving system may not be up to par as it makes an application to reinstall radar sensors in its cars.
Despite Elon Musk’s repeated insistence that a car only needs the same visual aids as a human to drive autonomously, the automaker has now filed a request with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to use a radar sensor for potential production models from January 2023. Since removing the radar from its cars in 2021, the automaker has relied entirely on its Tesla Vision camera suite to monitor the vehicle’s surroundings.
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