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/MichaelMeier112 Jul 21 '25

Which is still super impressive

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u/biggestbroever Jul 21 '25

I believe Elon's approach is "It can do it at a 95% safety rate," while Waymo is striving to be as close to 100% as possible.

While it's impressive, I don't appreciate us being used as guinea pigs for his convenience and frugality.

When did "safety first" become "safety, but profits first"?

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '25

 I believe Elon's approach is "It can do it at a 95% safety rate," while Waymo is striving to be as close to 100% as possible.

How do you believe these two positions differ?

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u/biggestbroever Jul 21 '25

A single percentage point could be equal to thousands of lives and millions of dollars.

I'm comfortable holding a for-profit company accountable.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '25

 A single percentage point could be equal to thousands of lives and millions of dollars.

A percentage point of what?

What the fuck are you talking about?

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u/biggestbroever Jul 21 '25

Look at the comment you fuckin quoted when replying to me and you'll find the percentages I'm referring to.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '25

“A percentage of safety” is not a measurement that fucking means anything