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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

What's mad is there are self-driving vehicles that do actually seem to work. There is even a few that have enough confidence to remove driving controls. But they use LiDAR, the one technology that musk refuse is to incorporate for some reason.

[–] stsquad@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's like saying that they're going to cut the engine out of a car because it makes the car more expensive. Yeah but it also makes the car work.

Self-driving without lidar is never going to work, and it's likely to get them sued for releasing it like that.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago

Yes. That's Tesla's entire design philosophy: the industry standard is holding this piece on with 5 bolts? Do it with 3. Cut every corner.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There are analog versions called buses.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago

I think an analogue version would be a taxi. Buses drive set routes I would hope that the self-driving car can go on all roads not just pre-selected ones.