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		ACCount37 14 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tesla changes meaning of 'Full Self-Driving', give... Who would buy those and why? They don't use LIDARs for better self-driving somehow. They're just data harvesting units with wheels. And I don't think there's a large and underserved market for LIDARs on wheels.

ethbr1 14 days ago [–]

> Who would buy those and why? [...] They're just data harvesting units with wheels.

Tesla would subsidize them and offer them at the same price as non-LIDAR models, to select customers in target areas.

And yes, you answered the second part of your own question.

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