From PC Mag: Tesla has announced that ultrasonic sensors (USS) are being removed from its electric vehicles, with the knock-on effect being some Autopilot features will be temporarily disabled.
Last year, Tesla removed the radar from the Model 3 and Model Y, replacing it with a cameras-only computer vision system built with Nvidia's CUDA parallel computing platform called Tesla Vision. The Model S and Model X made the switch to Tesla Vision this year.
In what Tesla refers to as "the next step in Tesla Vision," USS are no longer a feature of the Model 3 and Model Y rolling off production lines in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Taiwan. The Model S and Model X will stop using them next year. In total, the vehicles used to rely on 12 USS located on the fornt and rear bumpers.
The short-term problem this creates for Tesla is that some Autopilot features won't be available on new Model 3 and Model Y EVs. Notably, Park Assist, Autopark, Summon, and Smart Summon will be disabled, albeit temporarily.
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