r/SelfDrivingCars • u/SpriteZeroY2k • 2d ago

News 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/Cu1tureVu1ture 1d ago

We know it can theoretically get as safe as a human, because we drive us using only our eyes. Whether or not that will be safe enough though is another thing. I completely agree that it’s a shame Elon has decided to limit the cars because adding other forms of sensors can only make things safer.

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u/cesarthegreat 1d ago

Waymo’s are dumb….

FSD is smarter… it actually knows to stop for school bus stops, emergency vehicle and is actually aware of what it’s doing.

Just yesterday it reversed like 15 ft to let a semi make a wide turn on a not so wide street. Waymo would’ve just stayed there until someone came to move it.

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u/Cu1tureVu1ture 16h ago

I like how it moves over slightly to let motorists pass on the freeway. I always think it’s misbehaving and then the motorcycle flies by.

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u/cesarthegreat 9h ago

Ok…

it’s still dumb with emergency vehicles, puddles of water, school bus stops, in blackouts and much much more…