Comment on Tesla bought over $2M worth of Lidar from LuminarparentComments−darby_eight2yWhy would they not simply use lidar in the cars themselves?Besides, I imagine many of the issues with vision (e.g. adverse weather) could not be addressed with training-time data.−ripjaygn2yBesides, I imagine many of the issues with vision (e.g. adverse weather)LIDAR is bad in rain, fog and snow.−meepmorp2ySo are cameras.−etrautmann2yAnd people−stetrain2yBecause $1000 of Lidar hardware per car would be $1.85 billion per year.−Zigurd2yIf you make millions of them per year, lidar won't cost $1k per car. OTOH existing lidar designs are not designed for mass market manufacturing or serviceability.−fmobus2yTake out of his 56B comp package−stetrain2yThose are stock grants which don’t directly affect the company’s net income.−adrr2yThey do affect net income when they vest. It is treated as an expense in GAAP.
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Why would they not simply use lidar in the cars themselves?
Besides, I imagine many of the issues with vision (e.g. adverse weather) could not be addressed with training-time data.
LIDAR is bad in rain, fog and snow.
So are cameras.
And people
Because $1000 of Lidar hardware per car would be $1.85 billion per year.
If you make millions of them per year, lidar won't cost $1k per car. OTOH existing lidar designs are not designed for mass market manufacturing or serviceability.
Take out of his 56B comp package
Those are stock grants which don’t directly affect the company’s net income.
They do affect net income when they vest. It is treated as an expense in GAAP.