Waymo and Daimler Trucks partner on the development of fully autonomous trucks
As the AV space continues to mature, it is becoming increasingly clear to me that Waymo made some good choices:<p>1. Prioritizing safety over everything has kept regulators far away and there haven&#x27;t been any mishaps that I&#x27;m aware of.<p>2. Using multiple high resolution sensor modalities (LIDAR, camera) has led to very accurate localization and environment understanding, evident in on board videos [1]<p>3. LIDAR costs continue to drop precipitously, it now seems quite possible that next gen Teslas may sneak a unit on board to improve localization and depth perception.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=ZsfUmU30kWY" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=ZsfUmU30kWY</a>, <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=qAZ6tJSj9T4&amp;t" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=qAZ6tJSj9T4&amp;t</a>