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BMW tests next-gen LiDAR to beat Tesla to Level 3 self-driving cars (www.zdnet.com)
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BMW tests next-gen LiDAR to beat Tesla to Level 3 self-driving cars::Tesla's autonomous vehicle tech has been perennially stuck at Level 2 self-driving, as BMW and other rivals try to leapfrog to Level 3.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Came here to say this. Couldn’t be more on point. Using both cameras and LiDAR in tandem will be necessary for true self driving vehicles.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

fortunately LIDAR unit costs are going down, so multiple units, fusing their data with regular camera arrays should resolve a very good view, and be good at error-correcting for each other's shortcomings.