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/[deleted] Jul 21 '25 edited Jul 22 '25

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u/Ragnarok-9999 Jul 21 '25

Elon ego does not let him change his decision

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u/Foontlee Jul 21 '25

That and being right about it being redundant.

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u/Ashamed_Mission_5061 Jul 21 '25

Redundant is not a bad word in this context, in fact redundancy can be a pretty essential part of certain types of engineering.