brandonkirc

this same sentiment could have been applied to cell phones 20 years ago, right? “Why does my _phone_ need a screen? all it needs are 12 keys, a speaker, and a microphone. if i wanted to listen to music, id use my CD player. If I needed directions, id use my map.”

> robust depth estimation is not possible with just cameras

I can believe this statement, and am definitely off put by the false promises and failed timelines of autonomy released by Tesla over the past 5 years, but the more important question would be “is the necessary amount of depth estimation to achieve autonomous vehicles possible with just cameras?”, and intuitively the answer is yes, seeing as that is how humans achieve an acceptable level of depth perception for the same task.