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  • Tesla Car Spotted With Lidar Sensors

    Tesla Car Spotted With Lidar Sensors

    Tesla appears to be testing a car with lidar sensors, a technology used to help automakers develop self-driving vehicles.

    Elon Musk famously said “lidar is a fool’s errand,” at Tesla’s “Autonomy Day” in April 2019. “Anyone relying on lidar is doomed.” Musk has maintained his company can build full self-driving (FSD) vehicles without resorting to lidar.

    Despite those statements, pictures have been circulating on Twitter showing a Model Y with lidar sensors on the roof.

    According to Bloomberg, Tesla purchased the lidar sensors from Luminar, whose stock rose as a result. What’s not clear, however, is what the company is working on. While the obvious conclusion is that Tesla is doing an about-face, experts are not convinced.

    “The more likely scenario is they are using the Luminar lidars to validate their camera-based FSD system,” Guidehouse analyst Sam Abuelsamid told Bloomberg. “If they made that change, it would effectively deprecate their entire fleet of vehicles. They are not going to retrofit one million vehicles.”

    One strong possibility is that Tesla is simply testing their vehicles to see how they compare with lidar-equipped competitors.

  • Ford Executive Calls Tesla’s Self-Driving Software ‘Vaporware’

    Ford Executive Calls Tesla’s Self-Driving Software ‘Vaporware’

    A Ford executive has upped the rivalry with Tesla, calling Tesla’s self-driving software “vaporware.”

    Ford is widely seen as Tesla’s biggest competition, with the company’s Mustang Mach-E eating into Tesla sales. Edmunds recently did a head-to-head comparison of the Mach-E and the Model Y, giving a slight edge to the newcomer.

    There are a lot of great things about the Tesla Model Y including vast amounts of interior space, exciting driving performance and access to Tesla’s Supercharger network. These two EVs are closely matched, but the Ford Mustang Mach-E wins this comparison thanks to its superior comfort and user-friendly technology.

    Tesla has helped pioneer self-driving vehicles, but a Ford executive is calling out the company’s software.

    https://twitter.com/mrlevine/status/1373646122548301833?s=20

    Between Tesla pitting the Cybertruck against the F-150, and now Ford dissing Tesla’s software, it appears the rivalry between the two automakers is just getting started. That’s probably a good thing for consumers.