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user-inactivated  ·  3034 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The $75,000 problem for self-driving cars is going away

http://www.caltech.edu/news/new-camera-chip-provides-superfine-3-d-resolution-46425

LIDAR on a single chip looks like it is going to be 300-400 a unit retail.

http://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/sensors/cheap-lidar-for-automatic-braking

edit 100 a unit. that reporter is even more of a gonzo.