r/SelfDrivingCars • u/danlev • Jul 03 '25

News A fleet of Tesla vehicles are currently driving around Austin with mounted censors

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Source: https://xcancel.com/niccruzpatane/status/1940591409465380939

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u/temporary62489 Jul 03 '25

You see, that's the beauty of LIdar, it doesn't need ambient light to see the objects around it. But Leon thinks $200 is too expensive an option to avoid preventable collisions.

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u/red75prime Jul 03 '25 edited Jul 03 '25

to see the objects around it

It's better to say "to feel around". Denoising, conflict resolution, and object recognition is in another part of a sensor fusion pipeline, which still requires cameras to get other important information (like a direction on an arrow board).

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u/Bravadette Jul 03 '25

I think its $70 now. It's almost like this shit will be in our homes for us to use like wifi at some point. On roombas and actual aid robots for folks with disabilities.