Engineer Proves Tesla's Camera-Based Driver Assist Systems Inferior To Other Technology

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Automakers the world over are all working on improved advanced driver aids and even autonomous driving. The approaches to these technologies are fairly similar with one exception: Tesla. While many automakers are relying not just on cameras, but also mapping data, radar sensors, and, increasingly, lidar sensors, Tesla has stubbornly stuck to just cameras for its driving assist systems. It even quit installing radar sensors entirely in its cars, so even adaptive cruise control is dependent on the cameras alone. Former NASA engineer and YouTube channel host Mark Rober decided to look into the effectiveness of those cameras against technology such as lidar, and the results show why other companies don't rely solely on cameras.