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Was radar and lane keep. Vision proved superior by regulatory tests. Dropping radar helped with phantom braking due to coarse forward facing radar.

https://www.ancap.com.au/media-and-gallery/media-releases/th...

https://electrek.co/2021/06/29/tesla-vision-active-safety-fe...

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-vision-model-y-highest-euro-...

https://www.tesla.com/blog/model-y-earns-5-star-safety-ratin...

> Model Y also received a leading score of 98 percent in Euro NCAP's Safety Assist category. This result was achieved with Model Y vehicles equipped with Tesla Vision, our camera vision and neural net processing system that now comes standard in all Tesla vehicles delivered in North America and Europe. This score was a result that many did not believe was possible without using radar.

(own four Teslas of varying vintages, from 2018 to 2021, have driven over 120k miles on Autopilot)



The only Tesla scored on autonomous assist features by NCAP was a 2020 Model 3 and it scored pretty poorly.

You can look it up below just select Tesla as Make: https://www.euroncap.com/en/ratings-rewards/assisted-driving...

What you are referring to is safety rating, which nobody is disputing, however, it did not prove "vision" superior. The car is safe for sure but it wasn't because of vision but of structure.


Vision replaced front facing radar for AEB and TACC (traffic aware cruise control). The safety tests including automatic emergency braking, which Vision provides signal for with regards to forward travel. Automated lane changes were always Vision.

You can confirm the transition did not have a material impact on Autopilot safety using their data: https://www.tesla.com/VehicleSafetyReport




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