Tesla will remove more sensors from vehicles after investigations

Electric car maker has been investigated over autopilot system after accident reports

Tesla – Elon Musk’s electric car maker – has announced that it will remove ultrasonic sensors from its vehicles starting in October. The decision was made amid advances in the use of cameras in its safety and driver assistance features. The information is from the news agency Reuters.

Tesla cars have 12 ultrasonic sensors on the front and rear bumpers. Short-range sound sensors are used to park and detect nearby objects.

In 2021, Elon Musk’s electric vehicle maker began ditching radar sensors amid the shortage crisis. chips.

According to the businessman, Tesla has the potential to achieve full autonomy only with the use of cameras. However, it has failed in its goals of launching self-driving taxis – which don’t need drivers to drive them.

Tesla said it will remove ultrasonic sensors from the Model 3 and Model Y on a global scale in the coming months. Then it will be the turn of the Model S and Model x, but only in 2023.

In order for the transition to take place, automated parking features will be temporarily limited. However, the automaker claims it will not affect crash and knock safety ratings.

Autonomous technology companies and automakers use different sensors like cars deal. Tesla vehicles, on the other hand, only rely on cameras and artificial intelligence to help the car recognize its surroundings.

In September of this year, the automaker was sued for allegedly deceiving the public by announcing the autopilot features and full self-driving, and record accidents involving consumers who bought or rented the brand’s vehicles. The charges include spreading false information about the technology’s functionality and its security.

According to Tesla, autopilot allows the vehicle to steer, accelerate and brake within its lane, while the full self-driving allows the car to obey traffic signals and change lanes. However, it also says that both technologies need the active supervision of the driver, who must be “fully attentive” hands on the wheel, as the functions do not make vehicles autonomous.

Since 2016, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened 38 special accident investigations involving Tesla automobiles.