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Tesla driver killed after smashing into truck had just enabled Autopilot – US crash watchdog

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"The front assist system uses a camera and radar."

It might come down to HOW the system is using radar and how each sensor's input is weighted in the software. It could be that the radar is only being used for a certain task and the camera for other stuff.

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