> Because Tesla have demonstrated that it's unnecessary. The depth information they are getting from the forward-facing camera is exceptional.
Sure! Here's a Tesla using its exceptional cameras to decide to drive into a couple of trucks. For some strange reason the wretched human at the wheel disagreed with the faultless Tesla:
That was an issue with the path planner, not depth perception, as demonstrated by the visualisation on screen. The challenge of path planning is underrated, and it's not a challenge that gets materially easier with the addition of LIDAR or HD maps. At best it allows you to replace one set of boneheaded errors with another set of boneheaded errors.
No! It was an issue with the trucks! They shouldn't have been in the way in the first place! Don't they know a Tesla is driving through? They mustn't have been able to see it since they lack exceptional cameras.
Sure! Here's a Tesla using its exceptional cameras to decide to drive into a couple of trucks. For some strange reason the wretched human at the wheel disagreed with the faultless Tesla:
https://twitter.com/TaylorOgan/status/1488555256162172928