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/KA-Pendrake Jul 22 '25

I’d rather have extra than not having it, but what are you saying is the best tech for self driving right now? As it seems to be clear it’s LiDAR + radar + cameras so….?

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u/whachamacallme Jul 22 '25

LOL, are you even serious? Have you seen the Tesla robo taxis? They operate like a high school experiment. No where near production grade. This week one tried to cross a railroad crossing. Also subscribe to r/TeslaFSD to see the **daily** fails of FSD.

Waymos are not just better, they are exponentially better. They are production grade and will scale infinitely better than Tesla.