I'm sure aesthetics play a large role too, lidar is not only costly, it's bulky and ugly.
To a layman the sole reliance on cameras seems like one of Tesla's biggest mistakes.
To a layman the sole reliance on cameras seems like one of Tesla's biggest mistakes.
This is quite subjective. My opinion is not very representative, but I for one find teslas horrifically bulky and ugly (and most other cars, in fact). They all look like gigantic broken eggshells. On the other hand, a lidar rig looks very cool.