Designing a prototype car for trials vs mass production are two different things entirely. Those lidar sensors will become far less intrusive once a car is designed for mass production.
Most likely, the existing Waymo cars have their LiDAR sensors equipped like that because they need to be maintained and swapped at a regular basis.
I think the value proposition is more than enough for mass adoption, once people realize they can work and commute at the same time.
Most likely, the existing Waymo cars have their LiDAR sensors equipped like that because they need to be maintained and swapped at a regular basis.
I think the value proposition is more than enough for mass adoption, once people realize they can work and commute at the same time.