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Software engineer here, is it too late to join Velodyne and make $$$? Asking cause, they seem established, and their engineers must be now feeling like they fou
by zump 10y ago
Software engineer here, is it too late to join Velodyne and make $$$? Asking cause, they seem established, and their engineers must be now feeling like they found a pot of gold.
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- makmanalp 10y agoYep, but I bet pressure has been jacked up too - now that people know this stuff is useful in self-driving cars and not just research projects, I bet investment money is pouring in like rivers. How long till SICK or Hokuyo comes up with a competitor? I think there are already some on the market.
- cr0sh 10y ago> How long till SICK or Hokuyo comes up with a competitor? I'm really surprised that one of them hasn't done it already. Hokuyo especially - one of their sensors is already relatively small, and USB based; I wish I could get my hands on a used one (so far, all I've seen on the market are older SICK units). It's probably because they are all entrenched in the niche industrial market; they may not be able to make a lower priced sensor without cutting into that market (but if they don't, they might see that market erode anyhow).
- zump 10y agoBut in revenue terms, is it making an impact or is it just hype? Similar to how NVIDIA is selling GPUs to researchers, gamers must still account for most of their revenue.
- Schwolop 10y agoActually I feel for the original engineers who loved being in a tiny company making high quality speakers and audio amplifiers, and now find themselves in a wholly world of massive investment and interest.