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News March 23, 2023 0 comments on First look: Tesla Vision Park Assist arrives for non-FSD Beta cars [2023.6.9]

First look: Tesla Vision Park Assist arrives for non-FSD Beta cars [2023.6.9]

by Darryn John

Tesla has started rolling out a new software update (2023.6.9) to non Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta cars that enables the ability to measure distances to nearby objects using only the vehicle’s cameras. This feature was […]

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News November 2, 2022 0 comments on Tesla brings distance measurements to cars with no ultrasonic sensors in 2022.40.4 [Update]

Tesla brings distance measurements to cars with no ultrasonic sensors in 2022.40.4 [Update]

by Darryn John

Tesla recently announced they were removing ultrasonic sensors (USS) from their vehicles as part of their shift to Tesla Vision and relying on the on-board cameras for its safety and driver-assist features. That change took […]

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Model 3 October 14, 2022 0 comments on Tesla cars without ultrasonic sensors do not show distances to objects (yet)

Tesla cars without ultrasonic sensors do not show distances to objects (yet)

by Darryn John

Tesla announced last week it was removing ultrasonic sensors from new Model 3 and Model Y builds, shifting instead to using its cameras and Tesla Vision for nearby object detection. One week later and the first […]

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Tesla Energy October 13, 2022 0 comments on Removing ultrasonic sensors will save Tesla hundreds of millions of dollars per year

Removing ultrasonic sensors will save Tesla hundreds of millions of dollars per year

by Richard Walker

While Tesla’s decision to eliminate ultrasonic sensors (USS) from its cars is controversial, the move has financial implications. According to a breakdown of the costs involved by Mile Lane of Munro & Associates, the EV maker will […]

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News October 4, 2022 0 comments on Tesla removes ultrasonic sensors from new Model 3/Y builds, soon Model S/X [Update]

Tesla removes ultrasonic sensors from new Model 3/Y builds, soon Model S/X [Update]

by Darryn John

After removing radar from their vehicles over the last year in a shift to their camera-based Autopilot system known as Tesla Vision, Tesla is now also removing ultrasonic sensors from new Model 3 and Model […]

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