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2 days agoWaymo Is Trying to Crack Down on Solo Kids in Driverless Cars
Waymo is enforcing rules against unaccompanied minors riding in its autonomous vehicles, despite some parents circumventing these regulations.
Dorsheimer said that Tesla's first big advantage was vehicle appearance. Robotaxi uses no external equipment or hardware to operate; just its exterior cameras. Meanwhile, Zoox and Waymo vehicles utilize LiDAR rigs on their vehicles, which made them "stick out like a sore thumb." "In contrast, the robotaxis blended in with other Teslas on the road; we felt inconspicuous flowing with the traffic," he added.
What's important to understand here is, Carma isn't just asserting five patents. They have had a very sophisticated strategy of patent procurement that they've been working on for the past 18 years.