Honestly, as much as I loathe Musk, I'm genuinely disappointed this didn't pan out. Lidarless autonomous driving would've been an amazing leap in driving tech,

Honestly, as much as I loathe Musk, I'm genuinely disappointed this didn't pan out. Lidarless autonomous driving would've been an amazing leap in driving tech, and cameras are so cheap that companies would've been crazy not to jump on board. It would've revolutionized cars even more than EVs and lidar-based self-driving already has. I'm still disappointed we don't have proper L4 hands-free "you can fall asleep" on controlled-access expressways, where it seems the goal should be attainable. Imho it's a problem with the fact that the tech industry is based in California - they miss how the case could be solved in a restricted way that would be a humongous win. If you showed somebody legally sleeping or reading or watching a movie behind the wheel in the bumper-to-bumper traffic of NYC or Toronto or Boston expressways you'd have the must-buy for commuters.