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Waymo Robotaxis Are Giving 100,000 Rides a Week. It'll Soon Be More. (singularityhub.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Going off what fishpen0 said, Waymo actually has sensors on it to detect things and can "understand" its surroundings much better than Tesla cars can wish just cameras.

I've ridden in Waymos and they are smooth riding. After the initial "OMG! There's no driver!" You kind of forget about it. You get to your (limited area) destination safely and without much hassle.

I can go more in depth if ya want.

[+] [email protected] -9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The problem with Teslas, or self-driving cars in general is not so much the ability to see your surroundings. Teslas can do this well enough by using just cameras while admittedly LiDAR would be even more accurate. The problem is deciding what to do with this information. It's primarily a software problem, not a hardware one.

I’ve ridden in Waymos and they are smooth riding.

In a recent statement on X, Tesla Autopilot Director Ashok Elluswamy highlighted the team’s focus on both smoothness and safety during the development of FSD v12.5, noting that he managed to avoid spilling open coffee for a huge portion of a recent trip.

Many people testing FSD on youtube can confirm that it indeed is that smooth riding.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

LOL. LMAO.

https://streamable.com/zh7mni

Also "for a huge portion of a recent trip" directly implies there was a part of that trip where he did spill coffee.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Oh my god! The level of denial is unbelievable!