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.

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    3 days ago

    If that’s the metric we are really aiming for 0 cars would be key then right? All trains and bikes and shit why we even bothering with this tech

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      chasing perfect in lieu of the good is not how progress is ever made. its short-sighted, and honestly… stupid.

      if we only ever attempted to create perfect things nothing would ever get created.

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          i agree public transport is where its at.

          reality and logistics show we will need both here in the u.s. due to societal and resource constraints.