[LINK] Tesla turns to radar to upgrade safety on EV autopilot

[David Boxall]

<http://reneweconomy.com.au/2016/tesla-turns-radar-upgrade-safety-ev-autopilot-56252>
> In June, Tesla said of the crash – which is being investigated by 
> America’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – that 
> “neither Autopilot nor the driver noticed the white side of the 
> tractor trailer against a brightly lit sky,” so the brakes were never 
> applied.
>
> ... the radar function, which was originally added as a supplementary 
> sensor to the primary camera and image processing system, could now be 
> used as a primary control sensor without requiring the camera to 
> confirm visual image recognition.

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