Tesla Vietnam seems to be getting closer to a sales launch in the Malaysian market as recent filings for products with SIRIM show.
SIRIM’s database shows that Tesla Sdn Bhd has registered three products – a “short-range radar device”, a “tire pressure monitoring system” and a “wireless charger for mobile phones”. They were approved around 18-19 May 2023.
Tesla has previously caused controversy for its stance that it believes a pure vision-based system would enable fully autonomous driving for its cars. It could, however, reverse that stance, and the first sign of it was around June 2022 when Tesla filed the use of ADAS radar with the FCC.
Part number 1541584 registered with SIRIM appears to be the same part that Tesla registered with the FCC. It operates in the 76-77 GHz spectrum.
With this submission of SIRIM, it may mean 3 . sample And Model Y cars destined for the Malaysian market will implement driver assistance features (ADAS) using radar rather than relying entirely on cameras.
For the other two products, TPMS and wireless chargers are nothing out of the ordinary, but the WC3 model of wireless charger refers to the in-car wireless charger used in both the Model 3 and Model Y with the same technology. maximum output is 15W, can charge two phones via Qi wireless charging at 7.5W each.
