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G+_Terry Henderson
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As for separation of entertainment system from the CAN bus, there is a link there in modern Fords - though I'm not sure it could be used to control the vehicle. For example, my C-Max has the Sync radio system and it can use the bluetooth connection to my phone to send "health reports" to Ford where I can get them online. (Not my preferred method to check the oil life, but probably better for "normal" users.) My guess is this is just tied into the high-speed OBD2 bus which - to the best of my knowledge - can't actually control the vehicle.

 

Not that it can't be hacked - just that it would take a lot more effort and shorter range than something like OnStar or Uconnect where the vehicle has it's own radios/phone number and can directly unlock doors or shut off the engine.

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Thinking out loud. If the engineers involved in the design have used what ever technology to scan the area in front of the car to a certain width and height, this really sounds like a rookie mistake. Find it hard t believe.

There are many instances where the window which is the gap underneath semi would be encountered in real life.

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Using just a single sensor is an utter failure for public safety.  Radar, lidar, ultra sonic, etc. should have also been employed.  Tesla should be taken to task (legally/criminally) over this.  Calling it a 'beta' does not absolve you of liability when public safety is on the line.

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This is not in depth research but clipped this from an article referencing the way Tesla sees the road and how they plan on improving it:

The new hardware includes three front-facing cameras instead of just one, plus more radar sensors. Currently the Model S and Model X have just one front-facing camera and one radar system pointing forwards; it is now believed the updated system will have radar on each corner of the vehicle.

 

Again taken with a grain of salt as I only did a quick search between sips of coffee.

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