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		peaceofcake 14 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sub-$200 Lidar could reshuffle auto sensor economi... What is $200 LiDAR going to mean for the war in Ukraine? I imagine these things will be very useful for drones, if nothing else.

nateb2022 14 days ago [–]

For single-use FPV munitions, a $200 LiDAR probably wouldn't be very useful. For one, that's about half the price of the drone itself, and second, for self-destructing munitions, it's not really necessary to have anything more than video footage to direct it.

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