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0 pointskuschku8y ago0 comments

Tesla, to save money, is trying to build autopilot from regular video cameras in visible spectrum. EDIT: Some models still contain other sensors, but Musk has been trying to go with purely optical for a long time.

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jeffasinger8y ago· 1 in thread

I really think they're going to have to consider using forward facing radar as well.

toomuchtodo8y ago

They do. After the Florida crash, they lean even more heavily on the forward facing radar.

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

michael_storm8y ago

Why is this person downvoted? That is a true, relevant, and dispassionate statement.

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