How Lidar Costs Dropped from 75K to 500 in Ten Years

Lucas and Luna trace the astonishing cost reduction in lidar sensors — from a $75,000 unit on the early DARPA Grand Challenge vehicles to today's $500 solid-state sensors. They unpack the manufacturing innovations, the role of Chinese supply chains, and what this means for the self-driving industry's timeline. Along the way, they reference Rivian's 6.5% weekly gain and Ford's 14.6% surge as signals of shifting investor sentiment toward pragmatic autonomy. #Lidar #AutonomousVehicles #SelfDrivingCars #CostReduction #SolidStateLidar #DARPA #Velodyne #Luminar #Hesai #Manufacturing #SupplyChain #China #Rivian #Ford #Robotaxi #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo