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Musk explains why Tesla Robotaxi is not running at night, and lidar is the answer
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sabreW4K3 lazysoci.al sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al
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gastroglizzy piefed.social gastroglizzy@piefed.social
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Anybody else remember about two decades ago when Musk promised to do self-driving cars using cameras only becaue lidar was too expensive?

Anyone else remember when everyone called him an idiot because lidar is the cheapest/only way to give a car depth perception?

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threelonmusketeers Moderator threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
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Anybody else remember about two decades ago when Musk promised to do self-driving cars using cameras only becaue lidar was too expensive? Anyone else remember when everyone called him an idiot because lidar is the cheapest/only way to give a car depth perception?

"Lidar is a fool's errand. Mark my words."

I wonder if his perception of lidar has changed since then...

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baggachipz sh.itjust.works baggachipz@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-19
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"Lidar is a fool's errand. Mark my words." I wonder if his perception of lidar has changed since then...

He’s too busy saluting Nazis and grifting on ai now to even care. Funny thing is that now LiDAR units are only a couple hundred bucks and small enough to fit above the rearview mirror.

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