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Tesla Cut a Corner in Models for China and Germany

• _aavaa_ 5y ago
  "[Tesla] has omitted one of the two central electronic control units for steering the vehicle – the one intended for fully autonomous driving. That, at least, is what can be deduced from a chat discussion."
  • hulitu 5y ago
    May be related to the BMW lawsuit regarding autonomous driving claims by Tesla.
• ichugwindex 5y ago
  "From the perspective of the engineers involved, the cost-cutting measure does not pose any safety risks. Ultimately, the omitted component isn’t even needed for autonomous driving in its current state. But it will be necessary to retrofit the vehicles once the technology is more advanced." So the chip isn't essential yet and customers might have to come back to get it later? Doesn't seem as bad as the article makes it sound.
• llampx 5y ago
  TLdr: Once a next level of assisted driving is released, customers would need to take the car back to get the missing components installed. I'm not sure that's so controversial, tbh.