Toyota's autonomous driving unit, Woven Planet, is deploying its cameras to outside companies. The company hopes the collected data will advance autonomous driving technology faster than they can alone. Until now
Cameras Vs. Sensors. Tesla has been experimenting with Woven Planet's inexpensive cameras with success. Previous efforts to develop fully autonomous technology have relied on sensors, but camera based technology may eventually overtake advanced sensors. Elon Musk claimed Tesla would achieve full autonomy using the new tech within a year.