I'm not sure why you are getting downvoted, tbh. LIDAR helps, but is certainly n...

		jsight on Nov 14, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Waymo CEO Says Alphabet Unit Plans to Launch Drive... I'm not sure why you are getting downvoted, tbh. LIDAR helps, but is certainly not sufficient for many of the reasons that you mention. There is a reason that these will be severely geographically restricted for a significant period of time.