LiDAR

also referred to as: lidars

3 statements across 3 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Aug 21, 2017 by Daniel Gross · across every show →

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Aug 21, 2017 positive

Assertion Supported

Gross: Autonomous driving startups are operating without LIDAR

“And there certainly are startups that are working on autonomy, literally with cameras and deep learning alone without the help of LIDAR.”

Daniel Gross Aug 21, 2017 ▶ 13:38 20VC: YC's Daniel Gross on How YC Can Democratise AI & Reduce Incumbency Advantages, Why ML Enabled Software Will Eat The Software That Ate The World & Whether AI Will Produce Independent Companies or Be Technology within Incumbents

Sep 1, 2017 negative

Opinion

Harris: Many LIDAR investors lack necessary technical competency

“There are so many LIDAR companies, and there's, more importantly, there's so many investors who don't really have the competency to understand which LIDAR innovations are meaningful, and really what it even takes to make a LIDAR company successful, right?”

Tim Harris Sep 1, 2017 ▶ 6:28 20VC: What Is The Big Lie To Silicon Valley, Why Silicon Valley Is No Longer Optimised For Deep Tech Investing & Why AI Will Lead To More Business Model Innovation Than Technology Innovation with Tim Harris, Founder & CEO @ Swift Navigation

Sep 20, 2017 bullish

Prediction Partly held up

LIDAR sensor prices will drop fivefold between 2017 and 2020

“Whereas if you have LIDARs in your robot today, You can assume that they're going to drop five X in price in the next three years.”

Jeremy Conrad Sep 20, 2017 ▶ 7:55 20VC: Why Core AI Is Largely A Bunch of Nifty Tricks, Why Consumer Electronics Is The Hardest Thing To Do In Venture & Why Silicon Valley Will Dominate The Future of Robotics with Jeremy Conrad, Partner @ Lemnos Labs

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