Yes, to me this is also another reason Tesla decided to not go with LIDAR (besides cost): if your self-driving car uses a different sensing system than a human,

Yes, to me this is also another reason Tesla decided to not go with LIDAR (besides cost): if your self-driving car uses a different sensing system than a human, there are no guarantees that this car will be able to drive anywhere a human can drive. Meanwhile, if your system is relying on entirely the same thing humans rely on, the likelihood seems higher you'll end up with a more generalized solution, since all roads / etc on earth are built around vision, not LIDAR.