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The single biggest issue must be that it was just funny / thought provoking content on YouTube - not a groundbreaking thesis being developed in real time.
However, some apparent shortcomings of the Tezla are probably worth following-up… by far more qualified individuals in a far more formal and peer reviewable environment.
Here's a link to that original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQJL3htsDyQ
I hadn't seen it before.
Thank you.
I saw it a few days ago. I know the guy from his glitterbomb videos but it was the Roadrunner vibe that really attracted me this time
I’m no scientist but if you can map space mountain with lidar then… it’s probably better then a camera at identifying physical objects blocking your path. And his short experiment seems to support that.
The friendships with LIDAR suppliers aside (always a problem with these kinds of things),
Yup, LIDAR isn't a silver bullet for every situation to do sensing. But it's a damn sight better than pure cameras. And Musk would have known this if he was a good engineer. But hes not. Hes a spoiled, rich, apartheid-loving, racist asshole that thinks he's a good programmer and engineer.
Why does no one mention why they said they dropped RADAR: Who do you trust when vision conflicts with RADAR? There were constant problems on this point. LIDAR is another redundant and possibly conflicting input.
Yup, but that's going to be true in every environment. Conflicting or noisy signals are always going to be there when you have multiple sensors. Theres going to be conflicts between pure camera systems - what if a camera sensor goes buggy and starts putting out data that says there's always a thing to the left?
More systems giving data to establish ground truth is better. Dont Boeing yourself into thinking that one sensor is good enough - that's how you kill people.
Edit: you also know how they're doing the depth detection with cameras? With AI. You know, that thing that we keep having troubles hallucinating data with. So the data it's getting from the depth subsystem isnt ground truth, it's significantly worse and could be completely wrong.
I know sadly that Tesla has lost a lot of respect due to Elon, especially over the last 4 years.
Engineer is in large part about balancing cost vs features. Yes the will be cases where LIDAR is better, but it comes at high cost. Think about it what is break over point the where the 0.1% edge case where LIDAR will do better, justify the cost.
If the test that Mark show to unexpected drivers I think many humans drivers will failed. Like spoting a dark stationary object in fog or heavy rain, is very difficult.
I think you're underestimating how many situations a LIDAR system will be better than an all camera system. Its also a tradeoff in human lives. I'd rather it be slightly more expensive up front and not have kids die than cheap and kill kids.
And yes. Self driving should be better than humans. Cause humans suck as drivers. We have two cameras in one location in the car. Self driving must be better and make up for the limitations of humans. Cameras dont make up for them and thus are a terrible replacement for humans.
It sounds like you feel LIDAR is need to provide the service you are looking for.
It is probably possible that I underestimate how many situations there is that LIDAR can be significant better. I am open to learn more about it. It can also be that valve the normal driving more than the edge cases. From my view historically LIDAR cars have mainly been limited to a limited area, will FSD seem to be in a league of its own driving on unmarked roads and parking spots.
Yes I am praise FSD, I think Elon only part in that is the willingness to take risk and fund someone that have cost billions to develop, and taking a leadership role in setting a direction, when at the time no other automaker was willing to do so.
If you hear the software engineers talking about how complex of task it is to solve logic behind make a car feel human, you will truly understand how little we know. Can recommend this video from the last AI day Ashore from Tesla talk about FSD
The issue more there is a lot of people that look at the video and think, “LIDAR is need because it stop for this obscure events, and is not the result in normal driving that matter”. How many people experience a Wile E. Coyote event per year, where a perfect painted wall pops up around a blind corner?!
If a car stop because it was raining or a fire hydrant is leaking, and there no other issue, is that good for everyday driving?
You say you like to pay more for a system that also have LIDAR, how much are the mass of people willing to pay extra for that feature that only helps in a 0,1% of the time? 500€, 5000€, or 50000€
How much better does a self driving car need be? What stats shall we use to measure if a self driving car is better than human? This are all complex topics that we like a quick answer to.
Going back to Mark, the Wile E. Coyote event this could be it own video, as it not relevant for normal driving. It wound be fun on its own.
With science process, I mean the fog and water they could have looks at there setup was there something wrong with the setup, that favor one car over the other? Will the LIDAR stop without having an obstacle behind the “wall” of water? How does it perform normal driving? Is this element that is unreasonable to do in a LIDAR vs Camera test?
Looks like you are trying really hard to defend Teslas ‘self driving’ bullshit. Tesla only using cameras for this is stupid. If you can’t see that then its a good thing you aren’t an engineer. Also, it was a youtube video for entertainment. Not a scientific study. You are trying too much here
Obvious simp is obvious
I don't think it was very good response. All the points he brings up do not change any of the outcomes. Fsr would likely still fail all these tests.
Ive watched a lot of AI driver and I think fsr is cool but its lack of lidar is a huge mistake and creates these dangerous situations whete Tesla isn't smart enough to mimic the awareness of a real driver.
lack of lidar is a huge mistake and creates these dangerous situations whete Tesla isn't smart enough to mimic the awareness of a real driver.
Can you give some examples?
Yeah every single test in marks video
I didn’t see any humans been test in the Mark Rober video. How do you know I won’t fail the same test?
There was a story of where a deer was hit by a Tesla in FSD and didn't even slow down. If it can happen to a deer it can happen to a person, and LIDAR would be a lot less likely to in either case.
I think the previous post is asking for human drivers as tests. I think some people are just simping for Tethla. If Tesla started using LIDAR again- they’d cheer for it.
Ah yes, that's the more reasonable interpretation.
