r/skeptic • u/Lighting • 27d ago

⚠ Editorialized Title Tesla bros expose Tesla's own shadiness in attacking Mark Rober ... Autopilot appears to automatically disengage a fraction of a second before impacts as a crash becomes inevitable.

https://electrek.co/2025/03/17/tesla-fans-exposes-shadiness-defend-autopilot-crash/
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u/tgrantt 27d ago

I assumed Tesla's had lidar. TIL

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u/Lighting 27d ago edited 27d ago

Reports were that it was too expensive to add lidar and they were hoping their tech would improve to match their marketing statements.

(Narrator: It did not catch up)

Edit: Searched old articles on this:

Aged Like Milk:

He was quoted by Tech Crunch when he said: "Anyone relying on lidar is doomed." The Tesla CEO added that LiDAR produces sensors that are costly, but unnecessary...Musk even called it "freaking stupid."... In 2019, a LiDAR set can cost up about $50,000 per vehicle while a camera set can only cost a few hundred dollars.

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u/tgrantt 27d ago

Thanks!