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Tesla Model 3 Loses Coveted ‘Top Pick’ Consumer Reports Rank

Magazine cited temporary loss of some advanced safety features
Model 3 and Model Y will no longer have radar from this month

Workers unload Tesla Model 3 electric vehicles from a car carrier outside the company's delivery center in Marina Del Rey, California.Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg

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By Chester Dawson

May 27, 2021 at 10:42 PM UTC

Updated on

May 27, 2021 at 11:24 PM UTC

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Tesla Inc.’s Model 3 sedan was stripped of its Top Pick status by Consumer Reports, which cited the temporary loss of automatic emergency braking and other safety features.

The influential magazine said Thursday it removed the designation after Tesla ditched radar as a supplement to its camera-based sensors, a move that temporarily suspended several advanced safety systems.