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Tesla vice-president of vehicle engineering Lars Moravy says lasers might one day replace wipers on its Cybercab robotaxis, targeting the parts of the glass cameras need to see through. It is an intriguing maintenance idea, not a confirmed feature.
Why it mattersBASENOR says Tesla received a divisional patent for a laser-based glass-cleaning system in March. The patent is not a promise that the technology will appear in a production vehicle, and Moravy’s comments were exploratory. For an autonomous taxi fleet, keeping camera glass clear without a person stepping in to clean it could matter. The interesting question is whether lasers can do that reliably outside the patent drawing.
Discuss: Would you trust an autonomous taxi to rely on laser-cleaned camera glass, or should it have a more conventional backup?
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