Tesla CEO Elon Musk shaded Waymo in a publish on X on Wednesday, stating the corporate “by no means actually had an opportunity” and that it “will probably be apparent in hindsight.”
Tesla and Waymo are the 2 major contributors to the self-driving efforts in the USA, with each working driverless ride-hailing providers within the nation. Tesla does have a Security Monitor current in its automobiles in Austin, Texas, and somebody within the driver’s seat in its Bay Space operation.
Musk says the Austin operation will probably be fully void of any Security Screens by the tip of the yr.
? Tesla vs. Waymo Geofence in Austin https://t.co/A6ffPtp5xv pic.twitter.com/mrnL0YNSn4
— TESLARATI (@Teslarati) December 10, 2025
With the 2 firms being the primary members of the driverless motion within the U.S., there may be definitely a rivalry. The two have sparred forwards and backwards with their geofencesor service areas, in each Austin and the Bay Space.
Whereas that may be a metric for comparability now, in the end, it won’t matter within the coming years, as the 2 firms will possible function similarly.
Waymo has geared its enterprise towards bigger cities, and Tesla has stated that its self-driving efforts will broaden to each single one among its automobiles in any location globally. That is the place the true distinction between the 2 lies, together with the truth that Tesla makes use of its personal automobiles, whereas Waymo has a number of fashions in its lineup from totally different producers.
The 2 even have totally different concepts on the way to clear up self-driving, as Tesla makes use of a vision-only strategy. Waymo depends on a number of issues, together with LiDARwhich Musk as soon as known as “a idiot’s errand.”
That is the place Tesla units itself aside from the competitors, and Musk highlighted the corporate’s place in opposition to Waymo.
Jeff Dean, the Chief Scientist for Google DeepMind, stated on X:
“I don’t suppose Tesla has anyplace close to the amount of rider-only autonomous miles that Waymo has (96M for Waymo, as of at present). The security knowledge is sort of compelling for Waymo, as nicely.”
Musk replied:
“Waymo by no means actually had an opportunity in opposition to Tesla. This will probably be apparent in hindsight.”
Waymo by no means actually had an opportunity in opposition to Tesla. This will probably be apparent in hindsight.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 10, 2025
Tesla stands to have a a lot bigger fleet of automobiles within the coming years if it chooses to activate Robotaxi providers with all passenger automobiles. A easy Over-the-Air replace will activate this functionality, whereas Waymo would possible be confined to the automobiles it commissions as Robotaxis.
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