Waymo Co-CEO Tries to Make a Case for the Safety of Driverless Cars - The New York Times

kept by eddie mar 17

Waymo's co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana argues the company's autonomous vehicles are safer than human drivers but acknowledges earning public trust remains a difficult challenge.

Trapped in a Self-Driving Car During an Anti-Robot Attack - The New York Times
Passengers trapped in Waymo robotaxis during San Francisco anti-autonomous-vehicle vandalism attacks describe fear and helplessness, highlighting a safety gap in emergency egress design.
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DSHR's Blog: The Handoff Problem
Google and Waymo rejected human handoffs in self-driving cars because drivers lose situational awareness, a problem Tesla's FSD still suffers from, causing more crashes.
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Waymo vs Tesla: Two Ways to Build Self-Driving Cars
Waymo uses lidar‑rich sensor fusion and structured world models for verifiable autonomy, while Tesla relies on camera‑only vision and learned representations with driver supervision.
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Robotaxis Are Spreading Across the U.S.—and So Is the Backlash - WSJ
Robotaxi services from Waymo and others are expanding across the U.S., but clashes with residents and police are increasing as the autonomous vehicles cause disruptions and traffic jams in cities like Atlanta.
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Self-driving, Tesla and the influence of brand
Tesla's brand halo causes overestimation of its self-driving lead, but competitors offer comparable Level 2 systems and the brand declines due to Musk's politics and competition.
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