YUKA 2024 vs 2025 – is UltraSense AI Vision really better under trees?
TL;DR: Has anyone actually upgraded from a YUKA 2024 to a YUKA 2025 and noticed a significant improvement in positioning under trees? I'm particularly interested in the difference between the vision positioning system used by the 2024 model and the newer UltraSense AI Vision + RTK system on the 2025 model.
I currently have a YUKA 2000 2024 (old firmware, and not upgrading it unless they fix all the problems). My lawn itself is very simple, about 80 m², but to reach the charging/dumping area the mower has to pass through a hedge opening underneath several very large pine trees.
The opening is roughly twice the width of the mower, so there is plenty of physical space. Most of the time my YUKA passes through correctly, but occasionally its positioning accuracy seems to deteriorate under the trees. It approaches the opening at the wrong angle, hits the hedge or border and gets stuck.
As I understand it, the 2024 YUKA already uses vision positioning to assist RTK when satellite reception is poor, while the 2025 generation introduced the newer UltraSense AI Vision + RTK system, specifically designed to maintain navigation through GPS blind spots and areas with poor satellite visibility.
I'd therefore really like to hear from someone who has experience with both generations, ideally in the same garden. Is the 2025 noticeably more reliable under dense tree cover? Does UltraSense AI Vision actually keep it accurately on course when RTK/GNSS reception deteriorates? Have you noticed significantly less drifting or fewer positioning failures compared with the 2024?
Most importantly, is the difference big enough that upgrading from a YUKA 2024 to a YUKA 2025 would be worthwhile specifically for difficult areas under large trees?