Glossary / General

radar

28 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Radar sends out radio waves like a bat and listens for the echo to figure out how far things are and how fast they’re moving.

Technical Definition

Radar is a sensor that emits radio waves and measures the time it takes for them to bounce back from objects, allowing it to detect distance and speed of surrounding items.

Hear It Discussed

"advanced logic mode filters out most of the urban extra bullshit radar. That's true."
Replica or Recreation?; THAT New Car Law; GT500 Review The Smoking Tire 19:47

"They've got all that massive sensor suite on the roof, like the Waymo vehicles with the radar, the LiDAR, the cameras and stuff like that."
DAILY: Hyundai Kia Pull Back, MG Teases New Compact EV and AMG Shows Off Electric GT | 08 Mar 2026 EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs 15:18

"they're saying this AI driven automated system that incorporates everything that Tesla does, plus it has LiDAR plus it has radar. So they're doing redundancies that you like."
New Nissan Xterra VS Scout Traveler VS Ford Bronco VS Jeep Wrangler! | Ep. 335 TFL Car Chat 50:04