Self-driving discussion thread (2026)

Great video on the upcoming Rivian R2:

• $2,500 system (Tesla charges $8,000 & Lifetime is being retired this week in favor of a $99/mo subscription service)
• 11 cameras (65 megapixels total)
• 5 radars (including a front imaging radar)
• LIDAR(top of windshield)
• In-house compute platform
• Self-driving computer developed in-house by Rivian (800 TOPS platform with two of them for 1,600 TOPS)

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Tesla has the best platform on the planet, but they lack LIDAR, which I think will hold them back.