But the question is whether this technological advantage is sustainable given the caliber and determination of the competition. Ford's early lead did not stop General Motors and other rivals in cars - and neither has Apple's in smartphones. JL
Leslie Hook reports in the Financial Times:
Waymo, the driverless car unit of Alphabet, logged 30 times more miles of testing in autonomous vehicles than all of its competitors combined last year in California. Alphabet’s self-driving technology is far more comprehensive and mature than that of its rivals. Its cars were also the most accurate, with human intervention needed for safety reasons only 0.2 times per thousand miles.
Alphabet’s self-driving technology is far more comprehensive and mature than that of its rivals, according to new statistics released by regulators in California.
The data show that Waymo, the driverless car unit of Alphabet, logged 30 times more miles of testing in autonomous vehicles than all of its competitors combined last year in California. Its cars were also the most accurate, with human intervention needed for safety reasons only 0.2 times per thousand miles.
The data provide the most comprehensive snapshot yet of competing driverless car technologies, at a time when carmakers and technology companies are racing to be the first to perfect autonomous vehicles. It shows Waymo, BMW, Ford and Nissan as the most accurate systems.
California is unique in the US for requiring that companies testing autonomous vehicles report their miles driven and “disengagements” (when a human driver has to take over the wheel) each year.
In the absence of federal laws on self-driving cars, these disclosures are the only comprehensive information that allow for side-by-side comparisons between carmakers.
Mike Ramsey, car analyst at Gartner, said that the numbers highlight the “enormous difference in both miles driven and performance between the Google Waymo system, and everyone else”.
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