Lidar Is So Cheap It Could Make Self-Driving a Reality(wired.com)

Lidar Is So Cheap It Could Make Self-Driving a Reality

https://www.wired.com/story/lidar-cheap-make-self-driving-reality/

5 comments

devtul7 lat temu

For people more knowledgeable than me on this, I wonder what a low price point changes, since Elon Musk called lidar "expensive appendix".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w1G2GyPTUM

smoorman10247 lat temu

I would be very interested to know what innovation allows them produce Lidar at this price point.

milesokeefe7 lat temu

It's solid state LIDAR. Doesn't require the massive mechanical precision that spinning LIDAR needs.

hadlock7 lat temu

Solid state LIDAR actually coming to market is perhaps the bigger story here. A quick look, there are a couple of companies trying to bring this to market, but this is the first off the shelf solid state LIDAR. That's a really big deal. It also means that 4th gen LIDAR should be even cheaper and more performant.

jscheel7 lat temu

Fundraising.... I kid I kid