Tesla says its cars should drive themselves as humans do. Waymo says the bar is higher.

Tesla and Waymo have fundamentally different engineering approaches to autonomous driving technology.

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• Tesla says cameras alone are enough to help autonomous cars safely drive themselves.
• Waymo robotaxis uses multiple sensors, including cameras, radar, and lidar.
• A Waymo executive said the company isn't comparing its robotaxis' capabilities to humans.

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