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> “Lidar is a fool’s errand,” Elon Musk said. “Anyone relying on lidar is doomed. Doomed! [They are] expensive sensors that are unnecessary. It’s like having a
by snet0 6y ago
> “Lidar is a fool’s errand,” Elon Musk said. “Anyone relying on lidar is doomed. Doomed! [They are] expensive sensors that are unnecessary. It’s like having a whole bunch of expensive appendices. Like, one appendix is bad, well now you have a whole bunch of them, it’s ridiculous, you’ll see.”
- sandworm101 6y ago>> Like, one appendix is bad Except that the appendix is a useful organ. Had it been truly useless it would have evolved away long ago, yet we find dinosaurs had them too. I think Musk is also wrong about lidar. It probably does have a place in this problem even if, like his blind spot re the appendix, Musk doesn't currently understand what that place may be. "Evolution Of The Human Appendix: A Biological 'Remnant' No More" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090820175901.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090820175901.h...
- forgotmypw17 6y agoAt least one purpose of the appendix has been already been found, a long time ago. It serves as an isolated/safe repository for gut bacteria in case an adverse event wipes out the rest of the population.