Dutchy Ron schreef op 23 januari 2017 11:29:
Er is een Lidar fan club :-)
Elon M. vindt radar voldoende en vindt lidar (nog) te duur.
www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/...There’s one notable exception to lidar’s fan club among makers of autonomous vehicles. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has rejected lidar as too expensive. “Good thing about radar is that unlike lidar ... it can see through rain, snow, fog and dust,” he tweeted in July.
“Cameras certainly are cheaper, but it’s a gamble to say that all the (autonomous) driving tasks can be accomplished with radar and cameras,” said Rand’s Kalra. The fatal crash of a Tesla driving on Autopilot in Florida last year “likely could have been prevented if that vehicle had had lidar.” A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration probe of that incident recently closed without issuing a recall or fine