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Stories about: ultrasonic sensors

Tesla Is Preparing a Major Software Update Dedicated to Improving Vision Features
Tesla Is Preparing a Major Software Update Dedicated to Improving Vision Features

10 Nov 2023, 18:50 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A Service Center representative allegedly said that Tesla will finally address the issues with the Tesla Vision system in an upcoming software update

 
New Test Proves You Can't Trust Tesla's Vision-Based Park Assist Yet
New Test Proves You Can't Trust Tesla's Vision-Based Park Assist Yet

26 Sep 2023, 08:21 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Tesla decided to give up on ultrasonic sensors (USS). That happened a long time ago. The camera-only system is still not on par with competitors

 
Accident Investigator Explains Autopilot's Issues With Emergency Vehicles
Accident Investigator Explains Autopilot's Issues With Emergency Vehicles

1 Sep 2023, 22:01 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / If you want a short answer to the problem, it is Tesla Vision and the company's insistence on relying solely on cameras to guide its vehicles.

 
Intriguing MiC Tesla Model Y Spotted in San Francisco With Manufacturer Plates
Intriguing MiC Tesla Model Y Spotted in San Francisco With Manufacturer Plates

8 May 2023, 13:00 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A Chinese-made Tesla Model Y was spotted in San Francisco with manufacturer plates, prompting people to speculate on what's going on

 
Tesla Rumored To Push Major Autopilot Update in China, Is This the Unified Stack?
Tesla Rumored To Push Major Autopilot Update in China, Is This the Unified Stack?

28 Mar 2023, 13:48 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A popular blogger has announced that Tesla is preparing a "major Autopilot update" in China, and many speculate that this will be based on the unified stack

 
Why Park Assist With Tesla Vision Is Doomed to Fail
Why Park Assist With Tesla Vision Is Doomed to Fail

25 Mar 2023, 22:29 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / For a man people praise as a genius, Elon Musk’s reasoning for removing sensors from Tesla cars is either a gross miscalculation or a very elaborate one.

 
Tesla Vision Park Assist Is Now Available for Everyone, Works Surprisingly Well
Tesla Vision Park Assist Is Now Available for Everyone, Works Surprisingly Well

24 Mar 2023, 10:01 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has released Vision Park Assists internationally, and the first videos documenting the feature show it is surprisingly accurate

 
Tesla Reinstates Distance Measurements for Cars Without Ultrasonic Sensors
Tesla Reinstates Distance Measurements for Cars Without Ultrasonic Sensors

19 Mar 2023, 17:18 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / New findings show that Tesla will offer parking distance measurements for cars without ultrasonic sensors using Tesla Vision with the 2022.45.11 software update

 
HW4 Sensor Suite Shows That Buying a Tesla Without Ultrasonic Sensors Is a Huge Mistake
HW4 Sensor Suite Shows That Buying a Tesla Without Ultrasonic Sensors Is a Huge Mistake

16 Feb 2023, 16:40 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla dropped ultrasonic sensors from its cars while transitioning to Tesla Vision, but they have no backup solution to replace their functionality

 
Forget Ultrasonic Sensors, They Are Not Part of Tesla's Hardware 4 Sensor Suite
Forget Ultrasonic Sensors, They Are Not Part of Tesla's Hardware 4 Sensor Suite

12 Feb 2023, 00:58 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has received type approval for the Model S and Model X with Hardware 4, but the ultrasonic sensors are nowhere in sight

 
2023 Tesla Model 3 Can Now Detect Distances Without Ultrasonic Sensors
2023 Tesla Model 3 Can Now Detect Distances Without Ultrasonic Sensors

8 Feb 2023, 15:46 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A prospective owner who test-drove a Tesla Model 3 in Poland noticed the car was displaying distances to surrounding objects without having ultrasonic sensors

 
Tesla Already Uses Vision for Distance Measurement on Cars Without Ultrasonic Sensors
Tesla Already Uses Vision for Distance Measurement on Cars Without Ultrasonic Sensors

31 Jan 2023, 10:45 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla owner found out that his salvaged Tesla Model 3 can detect distances even without Ultrasonic Sensors, based solely on Vision

 
Tesla Model 3 in Disguise Suggests Ultrasonic Sensors Might Return
Tesla Model 3 in Disguise Suggests Ultrasonic Sensors Might Return

16 Jan 2023, 10:20 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A camouflaged Tesla Model 3 with manufacturing number plates was spotted with ultrasonic sensors at the rear and what appears to be a yoke steering

 
Rivian Sensors Struggle in the Rain, Users Are Annoyed by False Warnings and Errors
Rivian Sensors Struggle in the Rain, Users Are Annoyed by False Warnings and Errors

30 Nov 2022, 11:31 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rivian owners complain about their vehicles struggling in the rain, as the windshield camera and ultrasonic sensors are affected by water and mist

 
Update Brings Back Distance Measurements on Tesla Cars Without Ultrasonic Sensors
Update Brings Back Distance Measurements on Tesla Cars Without Ultrasonic Sensors

3 Nov 2022, 12:55 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla hacker @greentheonly revealed that new code in the latest software brings back distance measurements to cars without ultrasonic sensors via Autopilot

 
Munro Live Explains the Implications of Tesla Removing Ultrasonic Sensors From Their Cars
Munro Live Explains the Implications of Tesla Removing Ultrasonic Sensors From Their Cars

14 Oct 2022, 16:32 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A Munro Live expert explains the cost and safety implications of Tesla’s decision to remove the ultrasonic sensors from its vehicles

 
Tesla Gives Up on Ultrasonic Sensors, Cuts Autopark, Park Assist, and Summon Functions
Tesla Gives Up on Ultrasonic Sensors, Cuts Autopark, Park Assist, and Summon Functions

5 Oct 2022, 09:13 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Tesla claims that it will be a temporary halt that will last until vehicles with the Tesla Vision system “achieve performance parity to today’s vehicles.”

 
Bosch Introduces New Parallel Parking Technology
Bosch Introduces New Parallel Parking Technology

10 Aug 2009, 14:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Many drivers have serious parking problems, especially when they are at the beginning of their career behind the wheel. But what if we told you that parallel parking could no longer be that of an is...