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Re:Sub-$200 Lidar Could Reshuffle Auto Sensor Economics by venusenvy47 on Monday February 23, 2026 @02:56PM (#47127847)
It gives us depth perception. And moving the eyes and/or head gives the depth perception over a wide field of view.
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Re:Sub-$200 Lidar Could Reshuffle Auto Sensor Economics by aylons on Tuesday February 24, 2026 @08:21AM (#47136801)
What I mean is that binocular vision just give us depth perception for a meter or so - about around where our hands can touch.

Moving the head/body goes a little further, but that was not my point.

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Re:Sub-$200 Lidar Could Reshuffle Auto Sensor Economics by venusenvy47 on Tuesday February 24, 2026 @10:08AM (#47138106)
Is this true? I'm looking at a tree outside and I get parallax when I close one eye and then the other. I thought the parallax is the basis for depth perception.
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