jimmah(@jamesdouma):8 lidars is no substitute for good cameras. Lidar can reliably identify nearby obstacles. The lidar here is telling the car that the way is clear, but it stopped. In the real world you stop if your inadequate cameras hallucinate because *safety* first, right? So you can’t do better than your cameras allow. The Zoox had 3 lidars telling the vehicle it was clear, but it didn’t trust its lidar over its cameras. So it stopped.

2026.10.05 01:45

8 lidars is no substitute for good cameras. Lidar can reliably identify nearby obstacles. The lidar here is telling the car that the way is clear, but it stopped. In the real world you stop if your inadequate cameras hallucinate because *safety* first, right? So you can’t do better than your cameras allow. The Zoox had 3 lidars telling the vehicle it was clear, but it didn’t trust its lidar over its cameras. So it stopped.

Traffic Cam Watch@PCALive

2026.09.25 23:52

I didn't know what a @zoox was until now when a distracted driver crashed into one that was apparently malfunctioning in rush hour traffic in Las Vegas today. @CityofLasVegas. @LasVegasFD @LVMP