In Episode 1 of Our Full Self Future, the host is joined by David Moss, a professional LiDAR salesman, FSD super-user, and known online as "David Squared." The conversation takes place while driving through Lexington, Kentucky at night using Tesla Full Self-Driving on Hardware 3.
The episode centers on the irony of a LiDAR professional who has driven nearly 12,000 intervention-free miles using a vision-only autonomous system. David discusses his coast-to-coast drive, his upcoming Cannonball Run attempt, and his goal of driving Full Self-Driving in all 50 U.S. states.
Beyond the technical debate of LiDAR versus vision, the conversation explores the human motivation behind autonomy. David shares how his father recently went blind, changing his view of autonomous driving from a technical novelty into a tool for independence and accessibility.
Technical topics include SLAM, data density, scalability, Hardware 3 versus Hardware 4 limitations, retrofitting challenges, and Full Self-Driving version 14 behavior. The episode also covers why parking lots may be the final major challenge for consumer autonomy and how new occupancy networks and agent-based systems could help solve it.
Watch the video version here:
https://rss.ourfullselffuture.com/Our-Full-Self-Future-Podcast-Episode1-David-Moss.mp4
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Filmed inside of a Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive with Hardware 3.
Drive Metrics:
20.2 miles driven
20.2 miles on Full Self-Driving
0 driving disengagements
1 parking disengagement (manual intervention to reverse out of a parking spot)
6.8 kWh used
