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tintoryesterday at 6:16 PM1 replyview on HN

The main reason Tesla's don't have LIDAR is hardware cost and maintenance cost, not improved safety.


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SoftTalkeryesterday at 6:27 PM

Maybe also that cars with a LIDAR rig on the roof are appallingly ugly.

Tesla wants to make EVs that look like normal cars (Cybertruck being the oddball here, admittedly).