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Hello new to the forums,
I was hoping to have a discussion about Tesla autopilot hardware.
Specifically it seems as though Tesla is going an entirely different direction when it comes to self-driving technology.
From listing to Investor conference calls it seems as though Tesla's final self-driving system will rely on very fine maps created by GPS (SpaceX satellite cluster perhaps), and not a LIDAR system creating a 360 map of the vehicles surroundings. Essentially Tesla vehicle seem to be just following lines created by GPS combined with self learning from people actually driving a Tesla.
Why are all other automakers installing LIDAR on their vehicles, while Tesla is alone with a simple sensor suite combined with GPS and front facing camera?
From what I can tell:
Sensor Suite Advantages: Can see through snow/rain/dust, cheaper, probably more standard off the shelf.
LIDAR Advantages: ?Laser beamz?...am I missing something?
Perhaps this is not the forum for a non-biased assessment, but does anyone know the advantage of LIDAR over the Tesla approach? Any information that you man have would be great.
Thanks very much in advance.
Mark
I was hoping to have a discussion about Tesla autopilot hardware.
Specifically it seems as though Tesla is going an entirely different direction when it comes to self-driving technology.
From listing to Investor conference calls it seems as though Tesla's final self-driving system will rely on very fine maps created by GPS (SpaceX satellite cluster perhaps), and not a LIDAR system creating a 360 map of the vehicles surroundings. Essentially Tesla vehicle seem to be just following lines created by GPS combined with self learning from people actually driving a Tesla.
Why are all other automakers installing LIDAR on their vehicles, while Tesla is alone with a simple sensor suite combined with GPS and front facing camera?
From what I can tell:
Sensor Suite Advantages: Can see through snow/rain/dust, cheaper, probably more standard off the shelf.
LIDAR Advantages: ?Laser beamz?...am I missing something?
Perhaps this is not the forum for a non-biased assessment, but does anyone know the advantage of LIDAR over the Tesla approach? Any information that you man have would be great.
Thanks very much in advance.
Mark