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I think Nissan has bet that in a few years, LIDAR will be inexpensive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfRqNAhAe6c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfRqNAhAe6c
by pinouchon 9y ago
I think Nissan has bet that in a few years, LIDAR will be inexpensive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfRqNAhAe6c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfRqNAhAe6c
- fragmede 9y agoThey're probably right, since it's been reported that Google's Waymo has achieved just that - press reports from January say $8,000 per sensor which is positively affordable when compared to $75,000 for a competing sensor. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/01/googles-waymo-invests-in-lidar-technology-cuts-costs-by-90-percent/ https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/01/googles-waymo-invests-i...
- RealityVoid 9y agoI wonder if I want to put my money betting on this how should I proceed?
- bitJericho 9y agoInvest in the trucking industry?
- greglindahl 9y agoI think most people think LIDAR is going to eventually be inexpensive -- even Tesla has a few test cars with LIDAR. However, it's a fair weather sensor, so you'll have to do a lot more for level 5.