Earlier this year, Tesla replaced radar on its vehicles with ‘Pure Vision’ cameras, shifting their Autopilot technology’s reliance on data from radar and cameras to data from cameras exclusively. Tesla has also started using in-cabin cameras for driver monitoring. The change applied to Model 3 and Model Y, but Model S and Model X will […]
Videos of Tesla’s camera-based Autopilot update, known as Pure Vision, continue to make their way onto the internet, including a new test of the system. In a new video from Michigan-based Dirty Tesla released on Tuesday, we see another glimpse at Tesla Pure Vision Autopilot tests in the rain, just weeks after Tesla’s camera-based, no-radar […]
A new software update has begun rolling out for Tesla owners, and the update adds some past functionality. Tesla’s most recent update, 2021.4.18.10, has restored Lane Departure Avoidance, Smart Summon, and it has increased the Autopilot cap in Pure Vision vehicles from 75 mph to 80 mph on Model 3 and Y units, according to […]
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Autopilot add-on is still in a beta format and testers are still eagerly awaiting the next version known as ‘beta 9’, which has been continuously teased by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. On early Friday morning, Musk said the ‘beta 9’ update is “just a week away.” In response to being questioned about […]
In a new video uploaded on Monday, Kevin Smith test drove his camera-sensing, radar-less Model Y in the rain to see how Autopilot holds up. Using a Model Y produced in May 2021 running software version 2021.4.18.1, Smith drives around highway 65 in relatively light rain, while the Autopilot functionality seems fine until it starts […]
Following the recent replacement of radar on Teslas to Pure Vision cameras, and reports of Tesla using the in-cabin camera to monitor driver attention, one Tesla fan has released some of the first videos driving a radarless Tesla. Popular Tesla hacker @greentheonly got Kevin Smith (@spleck) to test his radarless Model Y on Sunday, and […]
Tesla announced plans on Tuesday to begin rolling out its “Pure Vision” camera-based Autopilot system, and with it, the company may lose some designations with a U.S. auto regulator. On Wednesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) updated its website to show that Tesla’s future Model 3 and Y units will lose distinction as […]
Tesla has been touting the capabilities of cameras over radar for quite some time now, and in a recent update, it appears the company may finally be looking to part ways with radar technology in its cars. Tesla has updated the order configurator on its website to add that its Model 3 and Y units […]