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CTOnews.com, June 11, according to Teslarati, some owners of Tesla found that the radar equipment originally installed in their vehicles had been unplugged after repairing their vehicles.

Tesla has been trying to achieve a purely visual autopilot scheme, that is, using only cameras and no radar. Tesla has already started producing Model 3 and Model Y models without radar, and hopes to rely on cameras only to achieve Autopilot and FSD functions. Tesla CEO Elon Musk once called radar a "crutch" for autopilot and has been planning to use camera-based solutions.

Tesla announced in May 2021 that from May 2021, no vehicles manufactured in the North American market will be equipped with radar. The Model S and Model X models have removed radar from new cars since February 2022. However, there are still some radar-equipped and active Model 3 and Model Y models on the market.

CTOnews.com noted that car owners at the Tesla Automobile Club forum said their vehicles' radar system was unplugged during the maintenance service. Tesla notified the change in a service announcement, saying: "Autopilot and active security functions using front radar sensor data have been converted to using camera data (Tesla Vision), making front radar unnecessary." Tesla notified car owners of the change in the service invoice agreement, but people usually do not read the details of the agreement carefully.

Although Tesla owners may not be aware of the change because they did not read the agreement, they should know that the company has gradually abandoned radar. If radar systems are still plugged in, they will also be deactivated via OTA updates. Another benefit of disabling the radar system is that it can help prevent battery consumption, because electricity is still needed even if the radar system does not work.

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