Li Auto CEO Defends Use Of LiDAR Despite Tesla CEO Elon Musk's Criticism: 'If Musk Had Ever Driven On Different Highways In China...'
Li Auto CEO Defends Use Of LiDAR Despite Tesla CEO Elon Musk's Criticism: 'If Musk Had Ever Driven On Different Highways In China...'
LiDAR, short for Light Detection and Ranging, is a remote sensing technology that uses laser light to measure distances and create detailed three-dimensional representations of surfaces and objects.Chinese EV startup Li Auto's (NASDAQ:LI) founder and CEO Li Xiang on Friday reportedly backed the use of LiDAR technology in the company's vehicles, saying it is necessary on the roads in China.
中国电动车初创公司理想汽车（纳斯达克：LI）的创始人兼首席执行官李想在周五表示，支持在公司车辆中使用激光雷达技术，称其在中国的道路上是必要的。
What Happened: "I believe that if Musk had ever driven on different highways in China deep in the night, he would have chosen to keep a LiDAR in the front as well," Li Xiang said at an AI talk event on Friday, as reported by CNEVPOST. The CEO was responding to a question on why Li Auto continues to use LiDAR when Tesla doesn't.
发生了什么：李想在周五的人工智能论坛上表示："我相信，如果马斯克曾在中国深夜的不同高速公路上驾驶，他也会选择在前面保持一个激光雷达。" CEO在回应关于理想汽车为何在特斯拉不使用激光雷达的提问时如此说道。
"China is different from the US. If you regularly drive at night in China, you'll see large trucks with broken taillights, and the large trucks with broken taillights maybe even parked right on the main road," the CEO said while adding that the company will continue to use the technology in future vehicle models. LiDAR, he said, helps ensure safety on the road.
"中国与美国不同。如果你经常在中国夜间驾驶，你会看到一些大型卡车的尾灯坏了，甚至有些大型卡车就停在主干道上，" CEO补充道，公司将在未来的车型中继续使用这项技术。他表示，激光雷达有助于确保道路安全。
LiDAR, short for Light Detection and Ranging, is a remote sensing technology that uses laser light to measure distances and create detailed three-dimensional representations of surfaces and objects.
激光雷达，英文全称为Light Detection and Ranging，是一种远程传感技术，利用激光光束测量距离，并创建表面和物体的详细三维表示。
Why It Matters: Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk has previously criticized LiDAR, terming it a "crutch". None of the company's sold vehicles have lidars. In 2022, the company also removed ultrasonic sensors from its vehicles to rely solely on cameras.
为何重要：特斯拉公司CEO埃隆·马斯克之前曾批评激光雷达，称其为"拐杖"。公司销售的车辆没有配备激光雷达。2022年，该公司还从车辆中移除了超声波传感器，仅依赖摄像头。
"Did my best to warn people that LiDAR isn't optimal for cars. Roads are designed for biological neural nets & eyes, so digital neural nets & cameras will work best," Musk said in Aug. 2023.
"我尽力警告人们激光雷达并不适合汽车。道路是为生物神经网络和眼睛设计的，因此数字神经网络和摄像头效果最佳，" 马斯克在2023年8月表示。
Chinese EV maker XPeng also dropped of use of LiDAR in its new P7+ sedan launched last month.
中国电动车制造商小鹏也在上个月推出的新款P7+轿车中停止使用激光雷达。
However, not all are in agreement.
然而，并不是所有人都同意这一观点。
"...you really do need significantly more hardware than Tesla is putting in the vehicles to build a robotaxi that's not just as safe but especially safer than a human," Zoox co-founder Jesse Levinson opined in October while adding that there is a need for sensor data despite advancements in AI to protect against camera malfunctions and ensure fully safe rides.
"……你确实需要比特斯拉在车辆中提供的更多的硬件，以建立一个不仅安全而且比人类更安全的机器人出租车，" Zoox联合创始人杰西·莱文森在十月发表了这一观点，并补充说，尽管人工智能取得了进展，但仍然需要传感器数据以防止相机故障并确保完全安全的乘车体验。
Alphabet Inc.'s autonomous ride-hail company Waymo also continues to use LiDAR in its robotaxis.
Alphabet Inc的自动驾驶打车公司Waymo也继续在其机器人出租车中使用激光雷达。
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