Tesla bought over $2 million in lidar sensors from Luminar after Elon Musk dismissed the technology as “a crutch” that would doom any company working on self-driving cars.
Elon Musk doesn’t like lidar, the laser sensor that powers many companies’ self-driving ambitions. He previously called it a “crutch” and said any company that relies on lidar for its autonomous capabilities was “doomed.” Well, apparently Tesla is stocking up on crutches. In its quarterly earnings report released today, Orlando-based lidar manufacturer Luminar disclosed that Tesla was its “largest LiDAR customer in Q1,” comprising more than 10 percent of the company’s revenue for the quarter.
” 'It’s a remarkable reversal for Tesla' What Tesla is doing with $2.1 million worth of Luminar lidar is anyone’s guess. Luminar spokesperson Milin Mehta declined to comment, and Tesla hasn’t responded officially to any reporters’ queries since 2019. But it shouldn’t come as a total shock that Tesla is lidar-curious. In 2021, a Tesla Model Y was photographed in Florida sporting rooftop lidar sensors made by Luminar.
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