Elon Musk still doesn’t think LIDAR is necessary for fully driverless cars

Elon Musk is not a fan of LIDAR, the laser sensor that most tech and car companies see as an essential component for self-driving cars. In an earnings call Wednesday, Musk reiterated his dislike of LIDAR, and defended Tesla’s strategy of achieving “full autonomy” using only cameras, radar, and ultrasonic sensors.LIDAR, which stands for light detection and ranging, have become a common fixture on self-driving cars operated by companies like GM and Alphabet’s Waymo. But Mu