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First look at Tesla’s Hardware 4 radar unit

Teslarati

Among the references present in the recent Hardware 4 leaks was the new heated radar unit in Tesla’s next-generation Autopilot system. As per data shared by prolific Tesla hacker @greentheonly , the radar used in Tesla’s Hardware 4 system was listed as “Phoenix.”

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How 5G’s Rollout Rattled Hundreds of Pilots

Cars That Think

In February, a passenger plane on approach to the Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans experienced erratic low altitude warnings as it flew below 1,000 feet. In March, a commercial jet landing on autopilot at Los Angeles International Airport suddenly went into an aggressive descent just 100 feet above the ground. “I

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How Self-Driving Cars Will Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption

Green Car Congress

Though we’re still several years away (at least) from robots taking the wheel, some cities in America—Las Vegas, Phoenix and Pittsburgh, to name a few—have already seen self-driving vehicles in action. The term autonomous vehicle (AV) can refer to a car, a truck or even a drone. Maybe you own a Tesla Model X or Audi e-tron.