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The ultimate strategic move for Tesla will be to reduce sensor count even further—possibly eliminating some cameras once the perception system reaches a high level of reliability. This sensor minimalism aligns with the broader principle of organizational focus; resources are better spent refining neural networks and expanding the data fleet rather than maintaining complex sensor stacks.
Tesla’s model demonstrates that a well-trained, vision-only system can be both necessary and sufficient for full autonomy. Such an approach is inherently scalable, cost-effective, and less organizationally burdensome.