Tesla AI chief explains why self-driving cars don’t need lidar

[Kent Sharkey]

Venture Beat[^]:

What is the technology stack you need to create fully autonomous vehicles?

Two bungie cords and a brick ought to be enough for everyone

[enhzflep]

They can't even get the battery charging right. These fools can go elephant themselves. Ask James May how much he loves his! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Spoiler: Leaving the thing plugged in does not prevent the Lead Acid battery from going flat. When it's flat, your door handles won't extend and you can't get in. You have to dismantle the car to get to the battery to recharge it to get back inside the car, to use the (completely full) main battery. Elephanting idiots.. Monorail, monorail, monorail!

[Tim Yen]

I woulda thought they'd a learnt from their earlier crash when the sun blinded the cameras and the passenger died crashing into a truck. But stupid is as stupid does.