Waymo CEO Explains Why Camera-Only Self-Driving Falls Short

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By BeauHDAug 5, 2026, 7:00 pm121 ptsTrending
Longtime Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shares a report from Electrek: Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov laid out the clearest technical case yet for why cameras alone can't take a self-driving system to full autonomy, arguing that "weak sensing" hits a safety ceiling long before it reaches superhuman performance. [...]…

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