Last year, Tesla eliminated the ultrasonic radar on its North American models Model 3 and Model Y on the grounds of “radar interference pure vision solution”, so as to concentrate on the “pure vision”. ” This year it was announced that the Model S and Model X will remove the radar and only support pure vision systems.
On November 1, Tesla pushed the latest 2022.40.4 version update, which is basically the same as the previous version in terms of functions, that is, a small version update to “improve system stability and optimize system fluency”.
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According to the well-known Tesla white hat hacker @green, Tesla added no ultrasonic radar code in the 2022.40.4 mainline version. According to reports, this technology can simulate the ability of ultrasonic radar through a visual camera, and obstacles will be presented in an azimuth manner (front center, front right, front center right, etc.).
Tesla said last year: “Starting in May 2021, Model 3 and Model Y built for the North American market will be optimized for the Tesla Vision system and will no longer be equipped with radar.” Tesla also said that it will be as soon as possible. Determine the right time to introduce a vision-only system to Model S and Model X.
Tesla officially announced on its “Transition to Tesla Vision” webpage in February this year that all Model S and Model X cars produced from mid-February will only support pure vision systems. It no longer uses any radar to perform its function.
“As of mid-February 2022, all Model S and Model X built for the North American market use Tesla Vision, while all Model S and Model X previously built for the North American market were equipped with radar.”
The move culminates in Tesla’s strategy to shift to a purely vision-based approach, something Musk has long been determined to achieve. During the first-quarter 2021 earnings call, Musk said that there is no need for cars to use radar because humans only use vision to drive. According to Musk, the vehicle will also only rely on vision.
