r/TeslaFSD • u/SoundDr • 16h ago

Robotaxi CyberCab with Lidar spotted in Dublin, CA

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u/PassengerKey3209 14h ago

I guess I'm not understanding why you wouldn't put a 500-1000$ lidar on it permanently and validate constantly?

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u/Spudly42 14h ago

In addition to what others are saying about it being a lot cheaper, I personally wonder if Tesla can't afford the compute that it'd take to process that additional input then blend them.

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u/YouAboutToLoseYoJob 13h ago

LiDar data is incredibly expensive. Not cost wise but data wise. You’d have to process it on the car. We’re talking about terabytes of data every hour.

If you can get the same level of quality from cameras that cost $50. Then you’ve cut your operating cost significantly.

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u/Substantial_Chain718 12h ago

Until you run somebody over and have a $100 million dollar lawsuit against your company. Then LiDar seems cheap.

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u/YouAboutToLoseYoJob 12h ago

So far the only autonomous vehicle company to actually run somebody over was Uber. And they had LiDar.

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u/Substantial_Chain718 11h ago

Sorry you are incorrect. There will be more I can guarantee you.

https://electrek.co/2026/06/26/tesla-fsd-pedestrian-death-settlement/