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Re:GM exits robotaxi market, will bring Cruise operations in... by oceanplexian on Tuesday December 10, 2024 @10:53PM (#42384603)
Tesla has data from 5 million vehicles in real world conditions.

What does Waymo have, a few hundred cars in San Francisco and Phoenix? In a field where data matters more than anything else, Tesla has an insane advantage.

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Re:GM exits robotaxi market, will bring Cruise operations in... by datadrivenangel on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @01:02AM (#42385217)
And yet waymo appears to be ahead commercially?
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Re:GM exits robotaxi market, will bring Cruise operations in... by melodyogonna on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @05:57AM (#42386643)
Because Tesla is yet to start commercial operations in this area.
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Re:GM exits robotaxi market, will bring Cruise operations in... by astrange on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @01:46AM (#42385443)
Waymo (and every other AV company) mostly use simulated data. The real world stuff is very repetitive and not that important; they also don't collect nearly as much as you think they do.

And it doesn't help with the main issue, which is Tesla uses cameras and cameras don't work reliably at night, in glare, when they're dirty, etc.

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