SO why not do this in a logical manner? Look at the context of this decision. Sure smells like a logistics problem that they are now trying to spin as in line with the future plan yet dumping out cars with gutted safety features that were the standard before.
I can see the backroom dialogue.
"Hey Elon, we can get all the radar units we need."
Elon -"No worries, just delete them all, save some money, keep jacking the price, and we'll spin it as all in alignment with my future "vision" ha, ha."
Bean counters reply -"Great answer Lord Elon! But the software isn't ready yet."
Elon replies "They are all beta testers anyway, nobody believes me 100% and I can always fall back on the 'Tesla Time' excuse for rolling out anything."
Butt sniffing C-suite members' reply "Good one Lord Elon. Full them once, shame on you. Full them repeatedly - shame on them. So much fun to watch too. Do you think we'll make our numbers for the quarter?"
Elon replies "What do you think? Nothing stopping us now and too late for that pesky Consumer Reports to raise a stink like they did about the Model 3 brakes. How dare they remove us from their recommended list when I know so much better than they do!!!"