In a swipe at Tesla, Waymo says ‘cameras… aren’t enough’

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As Tesla gears up for the official launch of its steering wheel and pedal-less Cybercabs, Waymo is issuing a stark warning about Elon Musk’s approach autonomous driving.

Srikanth Thirumalai, Waymo’s VP of Onboard Software, doesn’t specifically call out Musk or Tesla in a blog post, published Wednesday, entitled “10 AI Lessons from Driving 200+ Million Fully Autonomous Miles.” But his intention is clear: Tesla’s system is insufficient to the task of fully autonomous driving.

“Cameras are incredible, but they aren’t enough,” Thirumalai writes. “For years, there’s been a debate over whether cameras alone could solve full autonomy. Now, after …

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