Elon Musk May Have Made a Huge Mistake on Full Self-Driving That It's Too Late to Correct
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Tesla is yet again in hot water with regulators over its decision to rely exclusively on cameras for its "Full Self-Driving" feature.

The probe hones in on one of Tesla’s most eyebrow-raising decisions when it comes to its driver assistance package: the insistence on exclusively relying on camera sensors instead of LiDAR and radar like its competitors, which CEO Elon Musk has long derided as a “crutch.”

In 2022, the company went all-in on cameras, ditching ultrasonic sensors in its vehicles altogether — a decision that could prove to be a major mistake as it struggles to catch up with its competition and has now promised robust self-driving capabilities to owners who may lack the necessary sensor hardware.

  • elgordino@fedia.io
    108·
    3 days ago

    May? This has been obvious for ages. There are Waymo taxis doing a reasonable job now thanks to, at least in part, having appropriate sensors. The Tesla approach of just video is never going to cut it, especially in more hazardous weather conditions.

    • Rizo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      8·
      2 days ago

      I still wonder if it he “attack surface” of a camera based system could be a “looney toons” approach… Painting a tunnel on a wall… 🤔. Does anybody know?

      • CommanderCloon@lemmy.mlEnglish
        6·
        2 days ago

        I’m not very informed on the subject but I would assume they use multiple cameras to use parallax as depth perception, which would most likely prevent that issue

        • vxx@lemmy.worldEnglish
          10·
          2 days ago

          There has been two software recalls this year. One in February because two cars hit the same truck within a couple of minutes, one in June because a car hit a pole at low speed.

          Well, and they were honking at each other on the parking lot.