Waymo Strikes First as Tesla Preps Cybercab Reveal

Waymo Strikes First as Tesla Preps Cybercab Reveal

Waymo just drew a line in the sand. One week before Tesla’s heavily promoted September 3 event, the Alphabet subsidiary launched a pointed critique of vision-only autonomy and simultaneously opened driverless service to the public in three fresh cities. The timing feels deliberate. The message is unmistakable. Multisensor Reality Check Srikanth Thirumalai, Waymo’s vice president overseeing driving software, put it plainly in a recent blog post. …

Waymo goes on offense ahead of Tesla's Cybercab launch

Waymo argued that fully autonomous vehicles aren't possible without using a mix of sensors and warned that pure end-to-end AI systems aren't safe enough.

Lidar vs Camera-only: Waymo Again Stirs Debate About Best Tech for Robotaxi As Tesla Nears Cybercab Launch

Waymo has stepped up its criticism of camera-only autonomous driving, explaining that fully driverless vehicles need a combination of sensors to operate safely at scale, an apparent challenge to Tesla’s strategy just days before the expected unveiling of its purpose-built Cybercab. The Alphabet-owned autonomous driving company said in a blog post last week that cameras […]