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LiDAR is just one small sensor fusion component in self-driving cars. There are up to 6 LiDARs, up to 4 radars, many cameras and sonic sensors that provide a st
by bitL 7y ago
LiDAR is just one small sensor fusion component in self-driving cars. There are up to 6 LiDARs, up to 4 radars, many cameras and sonic sensors that provide a stream of data for SLAM. The algorithms we have for perception right now are sufficient for 99.9% situations already, although not in real-time with the current technology. Once we surpass 200Hz, we should be fine. On the other hand, path planning is still in the stone age and there is not much hope it'd get better anytime soon (full of NP-Hard problems).
- IgorPartola 7y agoLast I checked, the limiting factor was the fact that they couldn't build a complex enough LIDAR that was both small and cheap.
- bitL 7y agoThat has no effect on perception quality, just on economy & production. The problem is "solved" research-wise, it's just about miniaturization, speeding it up etc. in evolutionary way as semiconductors and materials improve. Path planning is on another orbit, not solved even in theory...