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Re:Tesla loses U.S. designation for some advanced safety fea... by tobyjsullivan on Thursday May 27, 2021 @02:54PM (#27306706)
My read is it's just the NHTSA not granting a certification for things it hasn't tested. Ie, "forward collision warning, lane departure warning, crash imminent braking and dynamic brake support" without radar. Tesla will release the new versions (if they haven't already), the NHTSA will test the new models, and they'll grant the "check marks" again.

In other words, it's non-news (unless you happen to be planning to buy a Tesla this week).

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Re:Tesla loses U.S. designation for some advanced safety fea... by ocdtrekkie on Thursday May 27, 2021 @03:09PM (#27306868)
Bear in mind, there are safety features actually being dropped for this change: https://www.tesla.com/support/transitioning-tesla-vision

"Emergency Lane Departure Avoidance may be disabled at delivery"

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Re:Tesla loses U.S. designation for some advanced safety fea... by lancesells on Thursday May 27, 2021 @03:28PM (#27307108)
Who is buying a car with features that "may be disabled"?
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Re:Tesla loses U.S. designation for some advanced safety fea... by _ph_ on Thursday May 27, 2021 @03:20PM (#27307013)
At delivery. Sounds like a software update waiting. Lane depature would be a pure vision based thing anyway, as radar can't detect lane markings.
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Re:Tesla loses U.S. designation for some advanced safety fea... by TheSpiceIsLife on Thursday May 27, 2021 @03:04PM (#27306803)
> Tesla will release the new versions (if they haven't already), the NHTSA will test the new models, and they'll grant the "check marks" again.

Shouldn't this operate in the other direction?

Vehicle manufacturer supplies model for testing, regulator either approves it gives manufacturer opportunity to fix then retest?

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Re:Tesla loses U.S. designation for some advanced safety fea... by malwarebytess on Thursday May 27, 2021 @03:09PM (#27306873)
Pretty sure it's not a requirement for vehicles to have these safety features to go to market. So from Tesla's perspective this is better that delaying their product that they think is equivalent (though in my mind they're taking a risk.)
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Re:Tesla loses U.S. designation for some advanced safety fea... by TheSpiceIsLife on Thursday May 27, 2021 @03:10PM (#27306887)
I see, thanks.
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