3 ms·
In the article it says WayNo has already reduced the cost of Lidar by 90%: “Waymo, the Google spin-off, claims it has cut the cost of an experimental version o
by melling 8y ago
In the article it says WayNo has already reduced the cost of Lidar by 90%:
“Waymo, the Google spin-off, claims it has cut the cost of an experimental version of the high-end LIDAR to around $7,500. It did not release details”
More details here:
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...
- hendzen 8y agoThey "reduced" the cost by stealing Velodyne's Lidar technology and filing a false patent on it. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/10/lone-engineer-spanks-waymo-in-lidar-patent-battle/ https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/10/lone-engineer-spanks-wa...