AUTO · VERIFIED DEVELOPMENT
Tesla's Robotaxi Mileage Surpasses Waymo in Austin, But Larger Gap Remains
WHY IT MATTERS
This development highlights the ongoing competition between Tesla and Waymo in the autonomous driving space, with implications for the future of driverless transportation and the companies' respective market positions.
What happened
Elon Musk has declared Tesla's Robotaxi a winner in its driverless mileage competition against Waymo, citing a recent achievement in Austin, Texas. According to Musk, Tesla's driverless fleet logged 438,000 miles in a single week in Austin, surpassing Waymo's weekly average of 406,000 miles in the city.
However, this success is limited to a single city and a short period, and when considering the entire US, Waymo still drives about seven times more driverless miles than Tesla every week.
The figure for Waymo's weekly mileage is based on data from four months ago, which may not reflect the company's current performance.
PRIMARY SOURCES
Musk declares Tesla Robotaxi win over Waymo, but Waymo still drives 7x more
Electrek · Fred Lambert · Discovery only; publisher copyright terms apply