“Tesla Has Greater AI Components & Application Than Waymo”
BERLIN, GERMANY DECEMBER 01: SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the … [+]
In response to a CleanTechnica story about Waymo CEO John Krafcik’s interview with German organization publication Manager Magazin, Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave his thoughts on Alphabet’s autonomous automobile challenge.
“To my shock, Tesla has greater AI components & software program than Waymo (income),” he tweeted.
In the interview, Waymo CEO John Krafcik mentioned Tesla is not a competitor to Waymo.
Krafcik said Tesla was not creating an autonomous driving method, but a “really excellent driver assistance procedure,” in reference to Tesla’s requirement to have the vehicle’s driver continually interact with the steering wheel.
“It is a false impression that you can just retain creating a driver guidance procedure right up until 1 working day you can magically leap to a totally autonomous driving system,” he stated. “In phrases of robustness and accuracy, for example, our sensors are orders of magnitude superior than what we see on the highway from other manufacturers.”
Musk’s tweet highlighted the price tag of Waymo’s motor vehicles, which was also pointed out in the Manager Magazin report. Krafcik reported that Waymo’s motor vehicles would charge “no more than a reasonably equipped Mercedes S-Class,” which at the moment sits in the mid-$100,000 cost assortment. This is although Tesla automobiles get started at $35,000 and are at present geared up for foreseeable future self-driving capabilities.