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Just to be clear, this article is talking about the possibility that this might happen one day. LiDAR remains prohibitively expensive AFAICT.
by rhubarbtree 8mo ago
Just to be clear, this article is talking about the possibility that this might happen one day. LiDAR remains prohibitively expensive AFAICT.
- culi 8mo agoThis is not quite true. It depends what you're talking about. Automotive LiDAR sensor prices typically range from $150–300 today for standard units. Mid-range ADAS systems (Ls+/L3) sensors are about $600-750 and the long-range units used by robo-taxis like Waymos are about $1,500–6,000 or more per sensor https://www.fleetowner.com/technology/article/55316670 https://www.fleetowner.com/technology/article/55316670 The ~$75k per sensor in 2015 refers to the long-range sensors. 99% of production is from 4 Chinese companies: Hesai, RoboSense, Huawei, and Seyond.
- rhubarbtree 8mo agoI think the sensible cost to take is the latest cost in a Waymo model, as that's what "works" for automated driving [1]. I see numbers anywhere between $10K-$30K for that. [1] to a limited extent in a limited area - it's inaccurate to say that Waymo vehicles are fully autonomous.
- culi 8mo agoSure. Waymo units use 4 or 5 LiDAR units per vehicle depending on which generation you're talking about. So that's $2-7.5k per unit.