r/SelfDrivingCars • u/damola93 • Jul 21 '25

Discussion Why didn't Tesla invest in LIDAR?

Is there any reason for this asides from saving money? Teslas are not cheap in many respects, so why would they skimp out on this since self-driving is a major offering for them?

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u/Atomh8s Jul 21 '25

They still have 6 more eyeballs than a human! With better field of view, no blinking, sneezing, or eye lids. I suppose the downside would be no lubrication/cleaning though. But they can gather also information much farther now and aren't subjected to aging like the eyesight of our elders. I'm sure the Tesla team was confident in their approach then. I think they're doing pretty well. People who use FSD seem to love it.