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My understanding is that Tesla's approach is to not require hyper-detailed maps. So far it doesn't work well enough, but if they do manage to get it working, th
by dilap 2y ago
My understanding is that Tesla's approach is to not require hyper-detailed maps. So far it doesn't work well enough, but if they do manage to get it working, then I think it will actually be a "boom, suddenly it works everywhere" moment. Waymo One, by contrast, requires extremely detailed maps of the service area, which is why they can only slowly roll it out place by place.
- chippiewill 2y agoIt's not about maps, it's about operational design domain. The requirements for a self-driving vehicle on highways is very different from urban and and very different from sub-urban. Multiply that with how different countries and cities have very different looking roads, e.g. narrow windy roads in London vs wide straight roads in Phoenix. I agree it's not going to be an location-by-location rollout (other than for regulatory reasons). But I do think Tesla will find that their product "just works" in some places, and doesn't work at all in others - at least for a time. I don't think Tesla would sit on their hands and say "it's not ready yet" until they'd cracked everything. If it's safe to take a nap on Highways and not safe in an urban area then I think they'll just start selling that.