Waymo, Tesla and others are racing to build a potentially trillion-dollar robotaxi business. But after riding in both cars, visiting Waymo's San Francisco depot, interviewing safety engineers, and activists — we discovered that nothing on the road today is truly autonomous. In this episode of The Limit, we explore all the reasons why self-driving cars are almost impossible.
00:00 - Nothing Is Autonomous
00:57 - Lidar vs. Camera Only
03:05 - The School Bus Problem
05:28 - Levels Of Automation
07:27 - Snow
09:22 - The Long-Tail Problem
14:49 - The Human-To-Car Ratio
15:32 - Stuck In A Waymo
18:11 - Inside Waymo's Depot
22:00 - Scale
26:33 - Resistance
31:06 - Where Full Autonomy Happens First
35:55 - Final Thoughts
39:42 - Credits
------------------------------------------------------
#autonomousdriving #autonomousvehicles #waymo #tesla #robotaxi #thelimit
MORE EPISODES FROM THE LIMIT :
Why A Mile-High Skyscraper Is Almost Impossible
Why Humans Living In Space Is Almost Impossible
Why Deadlifting 505 Kilograms Is Almost Impossible
Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more.
Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day:
Business Insider on Facebook:
Business Insider on Instagram:
Business Insider on Twitter:
Business Insider on Snapchat:
Business Insider on TikTok:
Why Fully Self-Driving Cars Are Almost Impossible | The Limit
|
1994 NBA All-Star and New York Knicks le...
'The FI Couple' Ali and Josh Lupo give t...
California Post opinion editor Joel Poll...
Since ChatGPT’s debut, AI has been frame...
The news doesn’t stop when markets close...
FOX Business Gerri Willis has the detail...
Nvidia has revealed a new “3D guided neu...
CNBC’s Becky Quick steps out from behind...
David Gura, Christina Ruffini, and Lisa ...
A partial US government shutdown has lea...
As the Iran war stretches into its fourt...
Nvidia's embrace of OpenClaw during GTC ...
Gristedes CEO John Catsimatidis sounds o...
The vocoder took on a life of its own as...
From a jaw-dropping reversal in global o...
Why Fully Self-Driving Cars Are Almost Impossible | The Limit
Waymo, Tesla and others are racing to bu...
How Middle East Tension Adds Another Threat To Challenged Luxury Carma
The Middle East has become a growing hig...
Kevin O’Leary on Tesla, Big Tech, Airlines, Oil & Investing in Beansto
Interview with Kevin O'Leary and Connor ...
Why Fully Self-Driving Cars Are Almost Impossible | The Limit
Waymo, Tesla and others are racing to bu...
How Middle East Tension Adds Another Threat To Challenged Luxury Carma
The Middle East has become a growing hig...
Kevin O’Leary on Tesla, Big Tech, Airlines, Oil & Investing in Beansto
Interview with Kevin O'Leary and Connor ...