Decoder with Nilay Patel · Monday, July 13, 2026
Nilay Patel questioned Xinju Wu about Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) capabilities and whether the technology can deliver on Elon Musk's claims without lidar sensors. Wu's answer to this was sought for listener interpretation.
“So I asked Xinju pretty directly where Tesla is on the full self-driving curve and whether that technology can actually do what Elon claims it can do without having to put lidar sensors on the car. You tell me if you think his answer holds up.”