Re:Tesla Model S adaptive cruise control crashes into van
by Cshelton on Thursday May 26, 2016 @12:09PM
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I'm not completely sure but I believe it has to do with the decision to not use LIDAR, in favor of just a camera and some other basic "radar" system.
The cost of LIDAR is pretty expensive, yet coming down. I imagine in their AP 2.0 hardware update, it will include LIDAR for all directions. Like Google's car.
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Re:Tesla Model S adaptive cruise control crashes into van
by pkaye on Thursday May 26, 2016 @12:17PM
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Some companies are working on solid state lidar in the price range of $250.
Re:Tesla Model S adaptive cruise control crashes into van
by vctheory on Thursday May 26, 2016 @12:13PM
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My Subaru (which just uses cameras) definitely would've stopped for this. Perhaps the difference is that the Subaru uses two cameras to get a stereo view, whereas the Tesla is trying to do it from a single camera.