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I’ve seen reports of $7500 or more just for one Lidar sensor: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/googles-waymo-reduces-lidar-cost-90-in-effort-to-scale-self-dr

I’ve seen reports of $7500 or more just for one Lidar sensor: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/googles-waymo-reduces-lidar-cost-90-in-effort-to-scale-self-driving-cars-2017-1?r=US&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com.au/googles-waymo-reduces-lid... Sure, costs will come down, but the people who have the data (e.g Waymo and GM) seem to be banking on the taxi market, rather than selling these cars.

TulliusCicero 9y ago
Using them as taxis makes the initial cost of the sensors less important, not more important, since it's a fixed cost and taxis are driven much more than regular cars (especially true for ones that don't depend on a human driver).
cm2187 9y ago
And they will likely be the first customers, until volumes ramp up and prices go down. There are many places where taxis do not make sense or aren't optimal. Low density areas, daily commute at the peak hour in big cities (or in general any place where you have a one way flow), people using their car professionally, etc.