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> What is the HN opinion on Tesla skipping lidar? Short-sighted and egotistical. There likely have been deaths and injuries that would have been prevented by
by nfriedly 1y ago
> What is the HN opinion on Tesla skipping lidar?
Short-sighted and egotistical.
There likely have been deaths and injuries that would have been prevented by lidar, and there will likely be more in the future.
- ndsipa_pomu 1y agoIt strikes me as foolhardy that the U.S. allows self-driving vehicles to use the public roads without having to pass safety tests. I'd blame the lack of government control of public spaces as well as Tesla's engineering.
- drowsspa 1y agoMusk is allowed to test in production with 1 ton metal machines racing at 100 km/h without it entailing legal responsibility. Amazing the influence that a few million believers on social media can buy you these days