Tesla's Self-Driving Woes: Engineers Pushed to Keep Radar, but Musk Removed It Anyway.

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Tesla engineers tried to convince Elon Musk not to remove radar sensors from the company's vehicles for its Autopilot and self-driving systems. Despite concerns, Musk moved forward with his decision, embracing the Tesla Vision approach, which relies solely on cameras for self-driving capabilities. The removal of radar led to an uptick in accidents involving Tesla's Autopilot system. Leaks indicate Tesla is bringing high-resolution radar to its newest vehicles, but the company has not officially confirmed this.
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