alt Hacker NewsIt's clear that camera-only driving is getting better as we have better image understanding models every year. So there will be a point when camera based systems without lidars will get better than human drivers.
Technology is just not there yet, and Elon is impatient.
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sschueller • yesterday at 8:19 PM
Lidar and radar will also get better and having all possible sensors will always out perform camera only.
fwip • yesterday at 8:11 PM
> So there will be a point when camera based systems without lidars will get better than human drivers.
No reason to assume that. A toddler that is increasing in walk speed every month will never be able to outrun a cheetah.
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Then stop deploying camera only systems until that time comes.
Waymo could be working on camera only. I don’t know. But it’s not controlling the car. And until such a time they can prove with their data that it is just as safe, that seems like a very smart decision.
Tesla is not taking such a cautious approach. And they’re doing it on public roads. That’s the problem.