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Very interesting. The Radar part goes over my head. Seems pretty clear that Tesla simply doesn't want to depend on suppliers for this kind of stuff. If your bu
by panick21_ 3y ago
Very interesting. The Radar part goes over my head.
Seems pretty clear that Tesla simply doesn't want to depend on suppliers for this kind of stuff. If your building millions, not paying 20-40% margin on ever radar can make a lot of difference. Given the shortage of chips, now the have the ability to replace the chips themselves rather then simply having to wait for a supplier. Now the have a team full of experts in-house, and that team likely pays for itself.
- toomuchtodo 3y agoTesla’s radar adventure started with the poor temporal resolution front facing Continental radar. It’s the cause of sudden vehicle braking when there is signal that there might be an obstruction ahead, when in actuality it was a large metal road sign overhead or a bridge. This contributed to their move to Tesla Vision, using vision alone for driving assistance systems. But they hedged with a high resolution phased array radar, “Phoenix”, which this is. It is a compromise that vision is “enough” to meet regulatory scrutiny, but this radar will be superior than vision alone (due to inherent nature of radar rf).