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Waymo is scaling fast: Here’s what the fleet data shows. Waymo now averaging 500,000 paid robotaxi rides every week.
techcrunch.com/2026/09/24/waymo-is-scaling-fast-heres-what-the-fleet-data-shows/Replying to @eicker@lemmy.world
Waymo is quietly turning robotaxis from a tech demo into infrastructure. 500,000 paid rides a week, roughly 4,000 cars and 15 US cities is no longer a cute experiment. The interesting part: 80% of the fleet is still concentrated in California and Texas. Scale first where density works, then expand. Tesla has a real race on its hands.
Replying to @eicker@lemmy.world
Not really a race. Waymo uses LIDAR, RADAR, and cameras. Last I checked Tesla only uses cameras.
Replying to @13igtyme@startrek.website
Which is probably mostly fine in sunny weather. But fuck if FSD hasn’t scared the fuck out of me when you get weather that obstructs cameras.
Replying to @Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world
I heard that the Sun doesn’t light things up good enough at night. I heard that it is dark at night. Probably mostly stupid rumors, but lidars/etc wouldn’t harm anyway.