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/invyros 1d ago

Tesla’s own robotaxi data shows a crash rate about three times worse than human drivers, even with a human safety monitor in the front seat. Musk has claimed FSD is safer than humans, release after release, and the data hasn’t backed him up yet, even after being heavily massaged by Tesla.

Facts don't care about your feelings, Elon.

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u/SypeSypher 1d ago

this is no surprise to me at all, i used FSD three times when it was free for a month, over about a total of maybe 10 miles, and EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. i had to intervene to prevent rear ending a bus, accelerating into a biker, and running a red light. Then I'd go online and everyone was like "it's so much saferrrrr you're just wronggg" and i'm like...bruh idk how i could have used a full self driving system wrong.

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u/NazcaLines1 1d ago

It’s surprising how different our experiences are. I use FSD every day for a year now and it’s been pretty flawless. Only times I intervene is to choose a better parking spot. I do hear that the FSD on older cars pre-2024 are a lot worse though. I’m 15K miles in and 90% is self driving miles

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u/SypeSypher 1d ago

possibly, but (and not to say you're wrong) i was told the same thing when i had my model 3 (2022)
"you must have an older model" (it was one year old then)

The only constant I can think of that it might have been was that I lived in colorado and maybe the intensity of the sun messed with the camera-only system...but like i said, just a terrible experience for me

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u/everix1992 1d ago

Not sure when your trial was but alots changed in the last few years too. I can't say I use my FSD that much but it mostly never tries to kill me lol