Comment on Tesla bought over $2M worth of Lidar from LuminarComments−lenerdenator2yHow much Lidar does $2 million buy you? Probably, what, a year's worth of Tesla's manufacturing output?−stetrain2yThey produced 1.85 million vehicles in 2023.So a $2 million order would work out to $1.08 per car.Or if Lidar hardware for one car cost about $500, then $2 million is not quite enough for one day's worth of manufacturing output.−grecy2yNot even remotely close.This is clearly R&D just to validate the images from their vision approach.−cyrux0042yAt $1000 a piece which is the rumored price ; is around 2,000 units if they got a volume discount it would be 4,000 units−cozzyd2yenough for one engineer's test bench, more like
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How much Lidar does $2 million buy you? Probably, what, a year's worth of Tesla's manufacturing output?
They produced 1.85 million vehicles in 2023.
So a $2 million order would work out to $1.08 per car.
Or if Lidar hardware for one car cost about $500, then $2 million is not quite enough for one day's worth of manufacturing output.
Not even remotely close.
This is clearly R&D just to validate the images from their vision approach.
At $1000 a piece which is the rumored price ; is around 2,000 units if they got a volume discount it would be 4,000 units
enough for one engineer's test bench, more like