Comment by tintor 3 days ago The main reason Tesla's don't have LIDAR is hardware cost and maintenance cost, not improved safety. 3 comments tintor Reply SoftTalker 3 days ago Maybe also that cars with a LIDAR rig on the roof are appallingly ugly.Tesla wants to make EVs that look like normal cars (Cybertruck being the oddball here, admittedly). throwaway2037 3 days ago If I recall correctly, Elon chose to avoid LIDAR (in favour of cameras) due to cost, not cosmetics. Am I wrong? SoftTalker 3 days ago I don't know. Cost might have been part of it but I also recall hearing that he thought since humans can drive with two eyes and no LIDAR then the car should be able to do the same thing.
SoftTalker 3 days ago Maybe also that cars with a LIDAR rig on the roof are appallingly ugly.Tesla wants to make EVs that look like normal cars (Cybertruck being the oddball here, admittedly). throwaway2037 3 days ago If I recall correctly, Elon chose to avoid LIDAR (in favour of cameras) due to cost, not cosmetics. Am I wrong? SoftTalker 3 days ago I don't know. Cost might have been part of it but I also recall hearing that he thought since humans can drive with two eyes and no LIDAR then the car should be able to do the same thing.
throwaway2037 3 days ago If I recall correctly, Elon chose to avoid LIDAR (in favour of cameras) due to cost, not cosmetics. Am I wrong? SoftTalker 3 days ago I don't know. Cost might have been part of it but I also recall hearing that he thought since humans can drive with two eyes and no LIDAR then the car should be able to do the same thing.
SoftTalker 3 days ago I don't know. Cost might have been part of it but I also recall hearing that he thought since humans can drive with two eyes and no LIDAR then the car should be able to do the same thing.
Maybe also that cars with a LIDAR rig on the roof are appallingly ugly.
Tesla wants to make EVs that look like normal cars (Cybertruck being the oddball here, admittedly).
If I recall correctly, Elon chose to avoid LIDAR (in favour of cameras) due to cost, not cosmetics. Am I wrong?
I don't know. Cost might have been part of it but I also recall hearing that he thought since humans can drive with two eyes and no LIDAR then the car should be able to do the same thing.