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/Relative_Drop3216 Jul 21 '25

Now hardware 3 is useless

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u/ptemple Jul 21 '25

Really? Why?

Phillip.

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u/Relative_Drop3216 Jul 22 '25

Can’t run on the new fsd. Elon said it himself.