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No, Tesla doesn't use lidar because Elon thinks it's too expensive and potentially also not pleasing esthetically.
by user_named 4y ago
No, Tesla doesn't use lidar because Elon thinks it's too expensive and potentially also not pleasing esthetically.
- threeseed 4y ago> not pleasing esthetically Which Luminar has solved for Volvo: https://www.forbes.com/sites/samabuelsamid/2021/06/24/next-gen-electric-volvo-flagship-to-feature-luminar-iris-lidar-as-standard-equipment/?sh=3f4e283a5ffa https://www.forbes.com/sites/samabuelsamid/2021/06/24/next-g...
- pnw 4y agoBut only initially in California on selected highways at “lower speeds” and they haven’t tested it yet in the US. https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/05/volvo-partners-with-luminar-and-zenseact-to-bring-autonomous-driving-feature-to-new-e-suv/ https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/05/volvo-partners-with-lumina...
- threeseed 4y agoMy point was that LiDAR is at least capable of being aesthetically pleasing.
- leobg 4y agoThis claim is just as false as the one about Tesla having had a falling out with their “LIDAR supplier”. Elon has explained many times why he considers LIDAR, while useful for things like docking to the Space Station, to be a fool’s errand for self driving cars.
- user_named 4y agoSure, and it doesn't make sense and he's lying.