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Re:Velodyne’s VLS-128 offers more resolution, smaller packag... by bhouston on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @04:55PM (#15657496)
What is the new price? What was the previous model price? How many of these does one need in a self-driving car?
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Re:Velodyne’s VLS-128 offers more resolution, smaller packag... by teraflop on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @05:24PM (#15657713)
The previous HDL-64E model was about $75k when it was first released; I don't know if there have been significant price drops since then.

I'm guessing the steep price was mostly caused by the need to recoup R&D from a small volume of sales, rather than the cost of actually manufacturing the sensors.

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Re:Velodyne’s VLS-128 offers more resolution, smaller packag... by pattycake on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @08:29PM (#15658948)
> How many of these does one need in a self-driving car?

I think that definitely depends on the company you talk to. Tesla right now says 0. Other companies have been seen with 1-5.

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Re:Velodyne’s VLS-128 offers more resolution, smaller packag... by Fricken on Thursday November 09, 2017 @01:28AM (#15660316)
This is intended to replace the 64, and I've never seen more than one of those on an autonomous test vehicle.
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