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They test in many cities (Buffalo, Tahoe, Bellevue, NYC) . But they won't deploy to any cities which they haven't mapped because they consider it critical to sa

by ra7 2y ago

They test in many cities (Buffalo, Tahoe, Bellevue, NYC) . But they won't deploy to any cities which they haven't mapped because they consider it critical to safety.

lopkeny12ko 2y ago
> But they won't deploy to any cities which they haven't mapped And therein lies the fundamental flaw with Waymo's approach...
- ra7 2y ago
  It's not a flaw if that's what is required to make it work. So far only Waymo works at L4 autonomy, so they are vindicated.
- UltraSane 2y ago
  As compared to what, Tesla's FSD that tries to crash the car every 20 miles or so?
infecto 2y ago
So the answer is no and that's why I outline it as a potential con. They are unable to just drop deployment into a new city, they as a matter of history, map out the entire city and keep an active map of the driving territory. I have no idea who wins in this dog and pony show but I think its a valid potential con and a easy way to see some of the decision differences in companies.
AStonesThrow 2y ago
Does Google Earth/Maps/StreetView not count as mapping? I was feeling certain that all that infrastructure and data was invested into Waymo. It would seem that Google had a huge advantage from running mapping/camera cars for years and years, before SDC were even a glimmer in their eyes.
- rcxdude 2y ago
  The mapping that waymo uses is much more detailed than streetview, the biggest difference being that it includes lidar data. I wouldn't be surprised if they combined the two for some of their latest data updates, but the pre-existing streetview data is not obviously enough to give an advantage.