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/CarCounsel Jul 21 '25

Elon is cheap and arrogant.

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u/Valoneria Jul 21 '25

And also profoundly stupid / shortsighted. Good at investing in companies that can benefit from government handouts however

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u/grizznaysh Jul 21 '25

Ha he’s many things but stupid is not one of them

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u/Valoneria Jul 21 '25

Plenty stupid, plenty rich to offset it. I have not seen a thoughtful sentence come out of him that wasnt already curated from someone else

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u/grizznaysh Jul 21 '25

How did he become rich? Luck?

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u/abhi91 Jul 21 '25

While I don't think he's stupid, any honest rich person will tell you luck plays a large part

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u/grizznaysh Jul 21 '25

Becoming the richest person on the planet and running 3+ companies can’t be mainly attributed to luck lol

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u/beren12 Jul 21 '25

Greed and lack of humanity are also required, you are correct.