Tesla has filed for a new patent for its Full Self-Driving and Autopilot technology that asks for the public use of new 4D mmWave radars to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for its electric vehicles. The new radar would accompany all of its cameras that are mounted throughout the entire vehicle but would focus on the front-facing region of the EV.
The popular electric vehicle manufacturer and clean energy company would focus on a new technology to be soon added to future electric vehicle releases, after its recent filing with the FCC that are still under review. The new millimeter-wave radar (mmWave) would be Tesla's latest technology to be added, complementing the features of its FSD and Tesla Autopilot.
Both features are still Tesla's most advanced releases of all time, as autonomous driving is a feat for most car companies to add in their vehicles, which the clean energy has been aiming to perfect for a long time. Tesla's Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (which is still in beta stage) uses an all-around camera system and a front-facing radar for detection and functions.
Tesla FCC Patent: mmWave Radar Featuring 4D Technology for FSD
The electric vehicles of the clean energy company have a new upgrade that would soon be featured for 2021 releases, bringing forth a better and stronger version of the FSD and the Autopilot for Tesla. According to Electrek, Tesla also pushed for a confidentiality agreement which would not release any details regarding the tech until July.
The report filed by Tesla features equipment under test (EUT) vehicle millimeter-wave (mmWave) Radar Sensors that would empower the new variations of the FSD and Autopilot. The new radar is reported to be Tesla's take on doubling the sensing range of the Autopilot and FSD, essentially featuring a four-dimensional (4D) radar for its cameras.
The all-around cameras of Tesla's electric vehicles help its autonomous driving systems to detect and predict the next move to do while taking the wheel off the hands of its drivers. Tesla's Autopilot and FSD beta are some of the most advanced systems in the world, using only a front-facing radar which provides the accurate detection that complements the AI that drives the car.
Tesla FSD, Autopilot Would Continue to Favor Radar over LiDAR
Tesla still holds on to the use of radar, which features a detection mode using radio waves to see the objects in front of it, and in the Autopilot and FSD's case, what the vehicle would collide into or crash. While this technology is somehow old-school, Elon Musk still holds on to this for his specific reasons.
According to Elon Musk, radar is more accurate compared to LiDAR, which uses light to detect the objects in its sensing proximity. While LiDAR provides better imagery and detection, rigorous conditions including rain, snow, fog, etc., would give it a hard time, unlike radar's accurate detection despite the conditions.
Good thing about radar is that, unlike lidar (which is visible wavelength), it can see through rain, snow, fog and dust
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 15, 2016
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Written by Isaiah Alonzo
