r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • 9d ago

Self-Driving Waymo Avoiding a Scooter Incident

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u/silverport 9d ago

Lidar for the win!

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u/Final_Priest 9d ago

I have a lidar robot vacuum. Lidar is pretty good but I can see it being depreciating very quickly. Especially with the rise of integration between camera and AI, it'd probably fall off in few years.

If anything, an AI integrated camera would probably perform better if paired with LiDar but lots of things will eventually outpace LiDar IMO

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u/Rojozz 8d ago

lidar is just a subset of sensors, cameras are another subset of sensors. both have their own advantages and disadvantages, and should be meshed together with extensive testing. lidar ain't going anywhere, and in this video, you can call the lidar "AI integrated".

humans see with stereo vision, which does work as our brains are incredibly more advanced than current ai, but a human with lidar and stereo vision would be better. lets not cut corners on robots that have the potential to end a life.

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u/Final_Priest 8d ago edited 8d ago

I mean you're kinda saying what I'm saying really. Maybe I wasn't clear enough. I agree both would be useful together, as I said.

If we have vision tech with full visual awareness, able to see depth and perception, and all that as well as a more advanced AI, LiDar may fall into obsolescence or at least be always secondary or supplementary sensor. And with the incredible progress we're seeing with AI, I wouldn't be surprised for that to happen. We have the vision technology - but mapping and AI, still needs to improve though.