LIDAR Costs

[illopp00]

Lidar's Wicked Cost Drop - CleanTechnica

Sign up for CleanTechnica's Weekly Substack for Zach and Scott's in-depth analyses and high level summaries, sign up for our daily newsletter, and/or follow us on Google News! There’s constant talk about improving ADAS (advanced driver assist systems), or autonomous driving tech as it’s often...

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Even importing modules from China at 10% or 100% tariffs mean that almost any upcharge for robust ADAS hardware is more than feasible.

 

[DeaneG]

Lidar's Wicked Cost Drop - CleanTechnica

Sign up for CleanTechnica's Weekly Substack for Zach and Scott's in-depth analyses and high level summaries, sign up for our daily newsletter, and/or follow us on Google News! There’s constant talk about improving ADAS (advanced driver assist systems), or autonomous driving tech as it’s often...

cleantechnica.com

Even importing modules from China at 10% or 100% tariffs mean that almost any upcharge for robust ADAS hardware is more than feasible.

I'm hoping this means in the reasonable future most cars will have forward-facing lidar to prevent many common and avoidable accidents.
Similar to antilock brakes, airbags, stability control. For now, I'm happy to pay for it.