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by gniv 617 days ago
Think of pile-ups. No matter how good a driver you are there are situations where you cannot prevent crashing. But lidar can.
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Pile ups happen because people drive:

- Over the speed limit (it's called a limit for a reason)

- Too fast for the conditions (speed limit != speed target)

- Too close to the vehicle in front of them

There are very few situations that can't be prevented by driving properly in the first place.

Pray tell how a Lidar prevents crashing in this situation?
Accurately determine distance to objects in almost no time. While a human has 1 second reaction time. There will be situations a fast reaction time alone can save.