Core Insights - Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, recently mocked competitor Waymo, claiming they "never had a real chance of winning" in the autonomous driving sector, suggesting this will be evident in hindsight [1][5] - Tesla and Waymo are the two main players in the U.S. autonomous driving market, both operating driverless ride-hailing services, but Tesla still employs "safety monitors" in Austin, which will be eliminated by the end of the year [1] - The competition between Tesla and Waymo is evident in their geographic service areas, with Waymo focusing on large cities while Tesla aims to extend its autonomous capabilities to every Tesla vehicle globally [1] Technical Differences - There is a fundamental divergence in technology approaches: Tesla adheres to a vision-only strategy, while Waymo utilizes multiple sensors, including LiDAR, which Musk has criticized as a "fool's errand" [2] - This technological distinction allows Tesla to stand out in the competition, with Musk emphasizing Tesla's superior position relative to Waymo [2] - Jeff Dean, Chief Scientist at Google DeepMind, countered that Tesla has not yet reached the scale of Waymo in terms of pure passenger autonomous driving mileage, with Waymo having achieved 96 million miles [2]
马斯克再开火,直言 Waymo 不可能赢过特斯拉