On August 29, according to media reports, Tesla Model X test car attracted attention in Northern California. The car was equipped with LiDAR equipment.
This attracted attention from the outside world. Previously, Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk have always emphasized that it is not necessary to rely on LiDAR to achieve fully autonomous driving.
Tesla has always adhered to the pure visual autonomous driving solution based on cameras, and gradually eliminated a variety of sensors including LiDAR and ultrasonic sensors. Musk also insisted that the pure visual system is sufficient to achieve fully autonomous driving without the need for additional sensors.
However, the latest exposed photos show that Tesla's Model X engineering car was equipped with a LiDAR system when it was tested in Northern California. This indicates that Tesla may still use LiDAR for data collection or visual verification, which is contrary to Musk's public statement.
However, Tesla plans to release Robotaxi on October 10, so the outside world speculates that the test car equipped with LiDAR may also be related to the development of Robotaxi.
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