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I think your response implies that I'm referring to Tesla as seeing exponential growth in a robotaxi. Tesla is currently at zero on that dimension. They might

by _ea1k 3y ago

I think your response implies that I'm referring to Tesla as seeing exponential growth in a robotaxi. Tesla is currently at zero on that dimension. They might get it above zero and grow rapidly in 2-3 years, but I'd give it very low odds. Waymo OTOH, has increased to 3 fairly difficult areas. It seems extremely likely that their growth rate will increase dramatically sometime within the next 2-3 years. If they don't, there are other competitors with strong technology that might move ahead.

greedo 3y ago
"To be fair, that was almost true." No, it was not even close to "almost true" except for hype from the various hypesters. Waymo currently operates in TWO areas, not three. Phoenix and San Fran are not "fairly difficult." Come to Michigan in the winter for difficult. Come to Denver in the winter. Waymo has (wisely) selected areas that are either very simple in layout, that have sympathetic governments, or both. And what other competitors are out there with "strong technology"? Robotaxis are a novelty. Just like the monorail at Disneyland.