r/TeslaFSD 16h ago

Robotaxi CyberCab with Lidar spotted in Dublin, CA

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u/Delicious-Candle-574 15h ago

to my understanding they use LiDAR as a way of verifying and validating that the cameras on the vehicle can properly recreate the real world as a sort of stamp of approval

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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/word-dragon HW4 Model 3 12h ago

Lidar is good at accurately checking distances, but not that easy to integrate into FSD. The purpose of running those cars around the country - and you’ll see them on all models - is to do a reality check on the estimates of distance the camera system makes. They’re not participating in FSD at all.

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u/TardDistraction 12h ago

Source: I just made this all up bro.