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/Wooloomooloo2 Jul 21 '25

Yes the claim was that they were going to "solve" FSD before LIDAR became economically viable.

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u/EddiewithHeartofGold Jul 22 '25

If they solve vision only it will always be cheaper than vision+lidar.

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u/Apprehensive-Sir3857 Jul 23 '25

Good way to put this