Re:Waymo CEO dismisses Tesla self-driving plan: “This is not...
by Erlich_Bachman on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @04:43AM
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Yeah, that whole car's tech didn't rely on expensive highdef maps.
> fully driverless
Don't they have safety drivers that closely monitor through wireless connection and often take over? While it might look driverless, it is not technically. This is also another reason why it doesn't scale.
Back to the original goalposts, as far as I know, Waymo is the only company that at this point, does offer a commercial service that's fully driverless. As you point out, they don't cover all of Earth, but neither do any of their competitors. Even Uber and Lyft, with human drivers, don't support all pick up and drop off locations, they only work in certain service areas.