Is Elon Musk wrong about LIDAR in self-driving cars? This autonomous driving exec says yes ...

<p>Do self-driving cars need LIDAR? Elon Musk says no, but most other experts say yes. And we’re going to talk to one of them today</p> <p>Omer Keilaf, founder and CEO, Innoviz, who supplies lidar for BMW and other manufacturers, says LIDAR is essential, because water or mud or dust can disrupt visual sensors.</p> <p>And, of course, all this is happening in an era when LIDAR is getting so cheap we can have it in our phones. Right now it's at $1000 for automotive uses; that's coming down to $100 or even less.</p> <p><strong>Episode links:</strong></p> <p>TechFirst transcripts (in about a week): <a href="https://johnkoetsier.com/category/tech-first/"><u>https://johnkoetsier.com/category/tech-first/</u></a></p> <p>Keep in touch: <a href="https://twitter.com/johnkoetsier"><u>https://twitter.com/johnkoetsier</u></a></p> <p>Forbes columns: <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/"><u>https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/</u></a></p> <p>Full videos: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/johnkoetsier?sub_confirmation=1"><u>https://www.youtube.com/c/johnkoetsier?sub_confirmation=1</u></a></p>