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Tesla to drop radar sensor from Autopilot for Model 3, Model Y

Tesla Inc said on Tuesday it will eliminate a radar sensor from its semi-automated driving system for Model 3 and Model Y in the North American market starting deliveries in May.

FILE PHOTO: Visitors wearing face masks check a China-made Tesla Model Y sport utility vehicle (SUV
FILE PHOTO: Visitors wearing face masks check a China-made Tesla Model Y sport utility vehicle (SUV) at the electric vehicle maker's showroom in Beijing, China January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

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BERKELEY, Calif.: Tesla Inc said on Tuesday it will eliminate a radar sensor from its semi-automated driving system for Model 3 and Model Y in the North American market starting deliveries in May.

"...these will be the first Tesla vehicles to rely on camera vision and neural net processing to deliver Autopilot, Full-Self Driving and certain active safety features," Tesla said in a statement.

(Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin; Editing by Chris Reese)

Source: Reuters