Musk Called Lidar A Fool’s Errand, Waymo’s CEO Says Good Luck Without It

Waymo’s CEO says cameras can match humans but struggle to deliver superhuman safety. The company argues lidar and radar provide crucial protection when cameras fail. Waymo has logged 220 million rider-only miles, while Tesla reports 380,000 driverless miles. Humans drive using two cameras mounted in their heads and motors in their arms and legs. That doesn’t mean cameras alone are enough to make a car fully autonomous. Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov says camera-only systems hit a safety ceiling long before they reach the level needed to operate without anyone behind the wheel. var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform !== “DESKTOP”){ adpushup.triggerAd(“0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8”); } else {…

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