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Notably, Tesla cars have never used Lidar, which is a lot more precise than radar, but it costs more.
by fwip 5y ago
Notably, Tesla cars have never used Lidar, which is a lot more precise than radar, but it costs more.
- Yaggo 5y agoTesla uses common technology available. Mass-produced consumer cars haven't yet adopted lidar, because the technology has been too expensive and bulky, until very recent development. The next-gen premium cars will likely offer lidar as an option in near future.
- cycomanic 5y agoOne little known fact is that lidar has been in cars for a long time. Volvo for example has had lidar in some cars going back almost 10 years IRRC (I saw a presentation by a Volvo engineer talking about this, can't find any link right now because it's all swamped by the Volvo luminar collaboration). It was very different type of lidar though mainly used for keeping distance to the car ahead (and maybe AEB?). The thing about "modern" Lidar is that there are still so many open questions (weather, how to keep the apertures clean...) , apart from the fact that they still are way too expensive.
- flowerlad 5y agoLidar costs have come down. Now it is around $1,000 soon it will be under $500 https://www.barrons.com/articles/lidar-is-the-future-of-autonomous-driving-this-company-is-making-it-cheaper-and-better-51625405944 https://www.barrons.com/articles/lidar-is-the-future-of-auto...