> Vision systems were improving a lot back then so the idea you could have a FSD on vision alone was plausible.

This was only plausible to people who had no experience in robotics, autonomy, and vision systems.

Everyone knew LIDAR was the enabling technology thanks to the 2007 DARPA Urban challenge.

But the ignoramus Elon Musk decided he knew better and spent the last decade+ trashing the robotics industry. He set us back as far as safety protocols in research and development, caused the first death due to robotic cars, deployed them on public roads without the consent of the public by hoisting around his massive wealth, lied consistently for a DECADE about the capabilities of these machines, defrauded customers and shareholders while becoming richer and richer, all to finally admit defeat while he still maintains the growth story of for Tesla's future remains in robotics. The nerve of this fucking guy.