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Back of the envelope calculation for HD mapping cost: $5k / km * 4,000,000 km of road in the US = $20bn / yr on HD mapping (assuming once a year updates, which
by harles 5y ago
Back of the envelope calculation for HD mapping cost: $5k / km * 4,000,000 km of road in the US = $20bn / yr on HD mapping (assuming once a year updates, which is actually quite infrequent). And that’s not considering all other costs involved such as $500k in sensors per vehicle, safety techs (teleoperations are still super common), etc. It has to come down in cost a lot to compete with the price of unskilled labor.
- beambot 5y ago$500k in sensors per vehicle is off by a substantial margin -- nearly an order of magnitude. I also seriously question your $5k / km "napkin math" without any elaboration. I would also point out that there are 2M truck drivers earning $47k per year [1]. That's $94B annually in pure labor cost, and doesn't even account for rideshare & taxis. [1] https://www.bls.gov/ooh/transportation-and-material-moving/heavy-and-tractor-trailer-truck-drivers.htm https://www.bls.gov/ooh/transportation-and-material-moving/h...