Waymo vs Tesla Self-Driving

This cluster centers on comparisons between Waymo's autonomous robotaxi technology and Tesla's Full Self-Driving/Autopilot, debating superiority in safety, capabilities, scalability, and real-world deployment.

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spankalee Oct 11, 2024 View on HN

You do realize that Waymos don't have drivers behind the wheel, right?

a1000regrets May 22, 2024 View on HN

Not exactly - https://waymo.com/blog/2024/05/fleet-response

p1esk Dec 20, 2024 View on HN

Pretty sure a waymo car drives better than an average SF driver.

ocdtrekkie Jan 26, 2018 View on HN

Waymo overestimates their actual capabilities. They have remote drivers in a call center to pilot the car when it gets confused. And it only works in a very tiny geographic area compared to Tesla-style solutions which work nationwide.

kgin May 13, 2020 View on HN

Waymo is so much farther along than Autopilot

Bancakes Mar 9, 2021 View on HN

Sounds like Waymo just can't adapt to the same situation.

itsoktocry Aug 20, 2021 View on HN

The point is self driving, and Waymo has superior tech.

jazzyjackson Jan 14, 2024 View on HN

waymo is not your car tho is it

civilized Oct 1, 2021 View on HN

Why the difference Cruise vs Waymo?

josephcsible Jul 20, 2025 View on HN

Are Waymos unsafe too? Didn't they also have them at first?