"LiDAR also does not work well in snow, rain or dust due to reflection scatter. That’s why Waymos stop working in any heavy precipitation."
Tesla's new Robotaxi geofence measures roughly 171 square miles of Austin's downtown and suburbs. This is more than double the size of Waymo's geofence, which measures...
"In short, robotaxi felt like a more luxurious service for half the cost and the driving felt more human-like."
"If they were striving to re-create today's Bay Area Uber experience, looks like they've absolutely nailed it."
Two Waymo vehicles collided at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport in Arizona
Just days after Waymo responded to them, Tesla is preparing for a potentially massive expansion of the Robotaxi geofence.
Waymo and Tesla are surely in a battle of "mine's bigger" right now.
Tesla Robotaxi has already overtaken Waymo in Austin in one key metric, but there's still more work to do.
Farley stated that Waymo’s LiDAR-based approach made “more sense.”
The suspensions came after several Waymo Jaguar I-Pace robotaxis were vandalized and set ablaze during the demonstrations.
There is a likely explanation behind the humorous ordeal.
Waymo Driver is already reducing severe crashes and enhancing the safety of vulnerable road users.
Tesla currently offers its Supervised Full Self-Driving to owners of its vehicles, while Waymo is the only company operating paid autonomous ride-hails at this point.
Waymo launches early tests in Japan, as Tesla and others look to roll out their own commercial robotaxi services.
Waymo has its sights set on three new U.S. cities in the months to come.
Krafcik shared his thoughts on Waymo, Tesla, and the Cybercab in an interview with Business Insider.
The commercial robotaxi industry is heating up.
Waymo has launched a transit credit pilot program in Los Angeles, following initial tests in San Francisco last year. On Tuesday, Waymo announced in a press...
A Tesla Autopilot engineer teased the company’s progress in autonomy after some barbs at Full Self-Driving from a user seemed to commend Waymo in comparison to...
Many in the Tesla and electric vehicle (EV) community have eagerly awaited the company’s rollout of a driverless ride-hailing service, and a few recent developments suggest...
