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Re:Sub-$200 Lidar Could Reshuffle Auto Sensor Economics by tw04 on Monday February 23, 2026 @08:48AM (#47122286)
The phantom braking issue with auto pilot tells me it can’t. A shadow from a tree doesn’t trigger your brakes locking up at 70+ mph when there’s a lidar sensor to tell you it’s not a physical object.

“Just buy FSD” isn’t a reasonable answer to a problem literally no other automaker suffers from.

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Re:Sub-$200 Lidar Could Reshuffle Auto Sensor Economics by ubercore on Monday February 23, 2026 @09:30AM (#47122806)
Stopped using autopilot because of the phantom braking.

It's also recently gotten much worse at lane departure sensing, often confused by snow or slightly faded road markers. Not pleasant to have the alarms go off while calmly and safely driving.

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