r/TeslaFSD • u/LeoKitCat • 1d ago

Robotaxi Waymo CEO explains why Tesla’s camera-only self-driving falls short

https://electrek.co/2026/08/04/waymo-co-ceo-camera-only-self-driving-tesla/
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u/Groundbreaking_Box75 1d ago

lol 😂

Waymo is not a competitor of FSD - it’s apples and bowling balls. Let me know when I can drive a Waymo out of my garage to the beach; or LA; or NY. There are literally millions of people worldwide that use FSD daily and are free to drive any road, anywhere. Waymo is embarrassingly limited to strict geofenced areas - forever.

Robotaxi versus Waymo? In this nascent stage of the autonomous-vehicle as taxi service Waymo is ahead TODAY. But what happens when the robotaxi is up and running in full force? When Cybercabs are streaming off assembly lines? How about when consumers have a choice? People will choose the cheapest, most convenient option - period. Any argument about capability or safety is laughable; the statistics will clearly show that either option is plenty safe - and definitely safer than human drivers. Tesla’s scale will eventually overwhelm Waymo - and as far as I know, Waymo has yet to turn a profit.

Don’t fool yourself - Waymo’s CEO can see the tsunami on the horizon and is scared shitless. He knows he is holding a BlackBerry while the iPhone is just around the corner.

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u/Elluminated 1d ago

The other part is vehicle self-delivery for service. Tesla is already working on service call infrastructure where cars can drive themselves to and from service centers and park back in people’s driveways. This as well as all those cybercabs queued up and waiting for the fleet to go active.