[nfriedly]

> What is the HN opinion on Tesla skipping lidar?

Short-sighted and egotistical.

There likely have been deaths and injuries that would have been prevented by lidar, and there will likely be more in the future.

[ndsipa_pomu]

It strikes me as foolhardy that the U.S. allows self-driving vehicles to use the public roads without having to pass safety tests. I'd blame the lack of government control of public spaces as well as Tesla's engineering.

[drowsspa]

Musk is allowed to test in production with 1 ton metal machines racing at 100 km/h without it entailing legal responsibility. Amazing the influence that a few million believers on social media can buy you these days