Tesla, rivals joust over what equipment to use in self-driving cars

San Francisco

TESLA Motors Inc's decision to equip all of its vehicles with self-driving hardware has intensified competition among rival camps of technology and car companies over what equipment will be on board cars of the future.

Tesla's self-driving system will rely on cameras and radar sensors - but not lidar, the laser imaging technology most other companies pursuing self-driving cars are using to generate precise pictures of the environment around their vehicles.