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How much more expensive are we talking? Also won't it get cheaper with time, like the batteries?


Every Pro iPhone has one. So it already got pretty cheap by now. Looking at Mercedes' Level 3 Autopilot tech you can also see how well you can integrate the sensors into the front of a car.


Short range VCSEL is very different than the automotive rotary lidar systems.


At the time of comment, a LiDAR rig would cost around $10,000. A few years before that, they were more like $100,000. Presumably the cameras are much cheaper.

I would be willing to bet that production efficiencies will be found that will eventually drive that cost down significantly.




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