Former Autopilot Lead Criticizes Tesla's Vision-Only Strategy as Flawed

Sterling Anderson, the former head of Tesla's Autopilot program and current GM Chief Product Officer, sharply criticized the EV maker's camera-only autonomous strategy, arguing that abandoning radar defies basic physics. His comments represent one of the most direct pushbacks against Tesla's vision-only stance from an executive who helped build the initial system. The remarks come as Tesla continues deploying camera-reliant robotaxis without secondary sensor redundancy.