This is a fascinating comparison between Waymo and Tesla's approaches to autonomous driving. Waymo's methodical and comprehensive strategy, akin to playing chess, emphasizes safety and thorough testing, which is crucial for public trust in self-driving technology. On the other hand, Tesla's more aggressive, iterative approach—playing checkers—allows for rapid deployment and data collection but raises questions about safety and regulatory compliance. Both strategies have their merits, but in the end, the one that ensures both innovation and safety will likely lead the industry. It'll be interesting to see how these contrasting philosophies play out in the long run.
I had to look this up, but you’re mostly right. They never really did use LiDAR. They did use other types of radar, which were removed or disabled. In any case, they (Elon) asserted that neither radar nor LiDAR was really necessary.
However, that was mostly a couple years ago. In the past month or two they actually have begun buying up tons of LiDAR.
Also, they were sued over FSD in court and their lawyers are now arguing that customers should’ve known that cars without LiDAR are not capable of reliable FSD.
Humans can drive just fine without lidar aswell. Road infrastructure is designed for vision. The car not being able to see is not the issue. It's teaching the car to understand what it sees and how to deal with it. Lidar doesn't help you solve this issue.
And in the news this just in.... Tesla runs over checkered flag and flagman at Daytona. Shortly after, it burst into flames. As it burned it was discovered that the car's emblems melted into the shape of Toyota emblems....
Yeah Waymo has been silently ticking away over here for years. On the east side they are all over the place. It will take longer to get to freeway speeds but I think Waymo's approach is far safer. But fuck Google too
