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Why Tesla's Full Self-driving Strategy is Fundamentally FlawedCritical analysis of Tesla's vision-only approach to autonomous driving, examining why removing radar and lidar may have been a strategic mistake.
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Tesla claims cameras can solve autonomous driving, but competitors use lidar for accuracy. Is Tesla's vision-only approach brilliant cost optimization or dangerous hubris?
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Physics suggests cameras have fundamental limitations for depth perception that no amount of AI can overcome. Yet Tesla has demonstrated impressive capabilities with vision alone. The stakes are enormous - wrong choice could cost lives and billions in investment.
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Dr. Frank Dellaert•Professor of Robotics, Georgia Tech
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Dr. Frank Dellaert
•Professor of Robotics, Georgia TechIndustry analysis shows tesla's vision-only bet is strategically brilliant but technically flawed. They're optimizing for cost and manufacturing scale, which makes business sense. But information theory suggests cameras alone cannot provide the depth accuracy needed for safety-critical decisions. The question isn't whether it can work "well enough" - it's whether society will accept the inevitable edge-case failures.