In most legal jurisdictions, lidar in consumer devices requires special permits from health and safety agencies. It's such a new tech in consumer devices that r

In most legal jurisdictions, lidar in consumer devices requires special permits from health and safety agencies. It's such a new tech in consumer devices that regulatory approval timelines can be highly unpredictable. And if there's one thing that Elon Musk loathes, it's unpredictable regulatory approval timelines. Plain old videocameras don't require any sort of special licensing in the vast majority of legal jurisdictions.