The horrific accident underscores the risks of Tesla’s vision-only approach to self-driving cars. Musk, however, infamously believes lidar and radar to be a “crutch,” and ditched using them entirely years ago. Critics point to the moment Musk ditched lidar and radar systems as the moment that Tesla’s self-driving efforts began unraveling for good. Five years since FSD’s first beta release, it’s still committing ghastly errors like driving into the path of oncoming trains. More on Tesla: We’re Bracing for an Accident Now That Tesla Is Taking the Safety Drivers Out of Its Robotaxis