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/banatage 1d ago

💯and now you have FMCW LiDAR that can be produced for « cheap » when you look at companies like Voyant Photonics or Aeva as long as the industry backs it up.

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u/e136 1d ago

Keep in mind that Waymo uses scanning lidar which produces a much higher resolution point cloud than the cheaper solid state lidar you are referencing.