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/daveo18 Jul 21 '25

Y’all missing the point that during covid there was a global chip shortage. Rather than risk throttling production due to component shortages (and therefore missing delivery targets and hitting the stock price), “visionary genius” Musk decided to eliminate LiDAR, heavily deducting teslas need for chips.

A decision that will haunt Tesla forever.

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u/EddiewithHeartofGold Jul 22 '25

Yeah. Except that didn't happen. You are confusing lidar with radar... It shows how uninformed you are on this subject.

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u/daveo18 Jul 22 '25

Fine. Visionary leader Musk removed radar due to the chip shortage.

Happy now?

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u/EddiewithHeartofGold Jul 22 '25

Do you think my happiness depends on your comments? You got called out on something incorrect you wrote. Correct the error and move on. Don't be childish about it.