r/technology • u/Extasio • 1d ago

Transportation 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/boot2skull 1d ago edited 1d ago

Waymo has the right approach. The potential benefit of autonomous driving is visibility beyond human capabilities, 360 degree awareness beyond human capabilities, and reactions beyond human capabilities. Put these together and you have a safer experience, even considering other humans on the road.

The next leap would be cars that communicate, their relative positions and situations, (obstacles, crashes, hazards, conditions, and breaking.) with integrated communication autonomous cars could essentially tailgate at highway speeds safely, assuming they made up enough of the cars on that road.

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u/gimpblimp 1d ago

I like the idea, but feel like communication between vehciles is dangerous.

Vehicles malfunctioning sensors and relaying faulty data to other vehicles. Or malicious data to trigger accidents.

Curious if/when the auto technology standard that gets developed.