Nope. Musk stated quite openly that he saw other cars with LiDAR and thought they looked ugly. Boy is he going to be surprised with the R2's LiDAR. I'm beginning to suspect he might change his mind.
They are still saying LiDAR, RAP1, and LiDAR will be in R2 by the end of 2026. Unless that changes, LiDAR will be here early 2027 at the latest, and in all R2s when they pull the plug on gen 2.
I think the general understanding is that the current compute platform is more than capable enough for current sensors and algorithms, and has some headroom for growth. The RAP1 just has significantly more headroom (and one could argue having less headroom promotes more streamlined implementations).
Because we're still in the press release-review stage of media coverage. These people get invited to launch events w/ free travel, lodging, meals, punch and pie. Expectation is high praise or else they don't get invited next time. Competitive reviews to follow will be more grounded and candid.
Is there info that confirms that the cameras and sensors (other than the Lidar) are going to be upgraded further.. My understanding from the tech briefing earlier this year was that the cameras in the release version were planned for several model releases, and only the computer, Rivian silicon and a few other bits were going into the LIDAR equiped release vehicles.
Hot take but the LiDAR in the photo in the thread IS ugly. I know I put far too much into a cars appearance because the cars I see most folks comparing to the R2 in this forum are all UGLY (BMW, Volvo, etc.) They all look like hatchback/mini van cross overs, super ugly to me. The R2 is a shining star amongst any EV's looks which is why I am getting it. The only one that LOOKS like an SUV. I know I am ridiculous and not practical, I will embrace that. But the LiDAR is ugly and I am probably the only one who can care less about LiDAR I want launch without it. I don't care about RAP1 either. The car as is does what I need for the next 5 years. In 5-6 years is when I expect the LiDAR to actually matter and by then I expect the sensors will be much better integrated.
They already upgraded the cameras and radars on the currently being produced vehicles. The only thing that will change is LIDAR and RAP1.
That’s what I thought.. they said something like the cameras and sensors in the R2 would be good for “several” generations of CPU/GPU/NN upgrades.
Well to be fair, tesla HW4 is not L4, and most Likely will never will be L5. The current R2 is actually a BIT more capable than HW4 though I think, but again I doubt it’s going to do full L4, but they do talk of “hands off eyes off” but we don’t know yet I think to what that applies.
Technically, they aren’t. https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/4409/exclusive-tesla-cybercab-includes-more-powerful-fsd-hardware
