Not necessarily. Usually machines are built to do mundane tasks that humans have to do. In most cases they are built to replace what a human can do.
The argument for having a lidar vs not having a lidar is different. They chose to go without lidar because it should be cheaper and faster to get started, and the fact that people are capable of doing driving without lidar makes it seem possible that a machine could do it without lidar.
The argument for having a lidar vs not having a lidar is different. They chose to go without lidar because it should be cheaper and faster to get started, and the fact that people are capable of doing driving without lidar makes it seem possible that a machine could do it without lidar.