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Re:Nvidia on new self-driving system: “basically 5 years ahe... by unfamiliar on Sunday November 13, 2016 @07:38AM (#12943055)
No. They're both building a map and trying to place themselves in it. Using LIDAR makes this much easier to do.
Re:Nvidia on new self-driving system: “basically 5 years ahe... by Animats on Sunday November 13, 2016 @03:25PM (#12945445)
It's not clear whether Tesla has a local map. They've never shown pictures of one, unlike Google. The Mobileye unit definitely does not; you can buy a Mobileye aftermarket unit and watch it put rectangles around things that look like cars and people. Tesla's radar probably just returns targets and range, like most first-generation automotive radars. Tesla's system may be entirely reactive.

Google builds maps; they do path planning, so they have to.