Cruise went from nothing to a public driverless service in Austin in 90 days, and that involves a LOT more than just mapping the area. Waymo had a comparable t

Cruise went from nothing to a public driverless service in Austin in 90 days, and that involves a LOT more than just mapping the area. Waymo had a comparable timeline for expanding to downtown Phoenix from the suburbs. Mapping is not the albatross you think it is. It's essentially just Google Maps/Streetview (which covers the whole world) with extra sensors and larger hard drives. A problem that's been solved for over 15 years already.