[bigyikes]

My understanding is that Waymo is applying specialized centimeter-scale mapping and lidar to achieve superior results.

In contrast, Tesla is using dumb cameras and just dumping boatloads of data into their model. It’s a more general solution. Maybe the reference doesn’t fit perfectly - the model architecture is likely similar under the hood - but there’s some analogy there.

[ra7]

I think you need to update your understanding.

Just saying they have better results because of mapping and lidar is incredibly reductive. They have an extremely sophisticated AI/ML stack and simulators.

Start here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_wGhKBjH_U&t=2135s