I’m biased both ways. I work at Google, but I own a Tesla with AP3 since I can’t buy a Waymo car

• I’m biased both ways. I work at Google, but I own a Tesla with AP3 since I can’t buy a Waymo car
• Tesla has a bold plan to rely on computer vision only because it’s cheaper, but they will be the first to make it work if they do. Waymo uses many more sensors, including Lidar.
• Waymo decided that drivers can’t be expected to take over when automation fails, so it must handle all cases, including main computer failure. Downside is that it’s a huge job and is being rolled out slowly.
• Tesla has “get it today” technology, but it’s very incomplete and works until it doesn’t. This includes the 2 tesla cars that got decapitated by a semi truck perpendicular to 2 lanes of traffic. They were invisible to radar and computer vision wasn’t ready for them, yet.
• This dichotomy is valid for computer automation too. Your engineers need to understand the automation if it goes wrong or it needs to be 100% fault proof

The Automation Debate: Tesla vs Waymo