How passé. The New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, in a piece on Wednesday, instead coined the hilarious title, “Waymo Democrat.” Friedman is a long-running Times columnist ...

Waymo’s self-driving robotaxis may be available ... The futuristic driverless taxis rely on a combination of cameras and pricey LiDAR sensors to create maps of the road. Rival Tesla, which ...

Tesla’s sensor suite, which consists only of cameras, is certainly less expensive than Waymo’s, which includes cameras, radar, and lidar sensors. Still, most of the cost difference is due to ...

The Alphabet CEO said “personal ownership” of Waymo’s lidar-equipped cars is an option long-term. The Alphabet CEO said “personal ownership” of Waymo’s lidar-equipped cars is an ...

Industry experts and competitors remain sceptical of Musk’s bold claims, as Tesla relies solely on cameras rather than the more expensive laser radars (LIDAR) used by companies like Waymo.

Waymo maps out a city like San Francisco or Tokyo with its cars before deploying a robotaxi service to the public, and it uses a generous set of lidar sensors and cameras. Musk has previously said ...

Waymo's vehicles use a combination of cameras and expensive sensors such as lidar to create a three-dimensional map of the road, adding redundancy to increase safety. In contrast, Tesla depends ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who aims to launch Tesla robotaxis by June, criticized Waymo’s lidar-based approach as costly and low volume. George Santos given seven-year prison term for fraudulent ...