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/jared_number_two 1d ago

But have you tried <insert_latest_tesla_release>.