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		navigatesol on Aug 7, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Contrary to Musk's claim, Lidar has some advantage... >Because LIDAR is expensive So is the battery technology, and electric vehicles in general. Is there anything unique about LIDAR to assume the costs won't decrease significantly over time?

CrazyStat on Aug 7, 2019 [–]

Doesn't matter. Even if the cost of LIDAR decreases drastically to, say, $100/car, companies will still optimize it out if they can.

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