Musk explains why Tesla Robotaxi is not running at night, and lidar is the answer

Electrek
By Fred LambertOct 3, 2026, 10:36 am118 ptsTrending
Elon Musk says the main thing holding back Tesla Robotaxi’s night hours is that the cars have a hard time seeing pets in the dark. His example was “grey kittens on grey tarmac.” That’s a low-light, low-contrast detection problem, which is the textbook weakness of cameras and the exact thing lidar and…

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