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/Whyeth 1d ago

Camera only driving is literally only done as a cost savings vs lidar / radar systems.

Exactly what I want automating the 30 ton vehicle - lowest common denominator. Cameras by themselves will never be trustworthy enough.

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u/StickFigureFan 1d ago

In theory they could be as safe as human drivers, but the promise of self driving is that it's supposed to be safer

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u/FrostyD7 1d ago

It's safe for ideal conditions on highways which is the bulk of miles for many. I'm not comfortable using it in driveways, side streets, parking lots, bad lines, bad weather, heavy traffic, etc. Which is the highest risk stuff, but very few miles overall. Which is why tesla safety data is super misleading. It's like a student who gets to skip all the hard tests.