derpherp

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   by derpherp 7y ago

   Humans are able to perceive the world due to a bunch of monocular and binocular vision cues ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth_perception ). Out of these cues, cameras are not able to offer a few. For example, cameras
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   by derpherp 7y ago

   I'm sorry you feel that way. I indeed watched the entire stream and not once do I recall Musk mentioning sensor fusion. Instead, he just focussed on the drawbacks that LIDAR had, which can be corrected if feeds from LIDAR and camera we
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   by derpherp 7y ago

   I agree with all your points. However, Musk did mention that his team at SpaceX built their own LIDAR for docking with ISS. I think Tesla can custom make their own LIDAR too. And I would secretly look forward to. I was part of a self-drivin
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   by derpherp 7y ago

   I don't think OP has moved the goalposts at all. LIDAR can work in snow but cameras get covered. And yes you are right, there will be a decent time between testing in some basic scenarios and testing in all scenarios. But I do not unde
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   by derpherp 7y ago

   Yes, LIDAR has drawbacks too. That's why almost all autonomous vehicle systems "fuse" LIDAR and vision data together. The debate here should be LIDAR + camera vs only camera. Musk has turned the conversation to LIDAR vs camer