In a swipe at Tesla, Waymo says ‘cameras… aren’t enough’

<figure> <img alt="Waymo lidar" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Gado via Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/gettyimages-2231033749.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">As Tesla gears up for <a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/981398/tesla-cybercab-launch-robotaxi-fsd-safe-ready">the official launch of its steering wheel and pedal-less Cybercabs</a>, Waymo is issuing a stark warning about Elon Musk's approach autonomous driving. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Srikanth Thirumalai, Waymo's VP of Onboard Software, doesn't specifically call out Musk or Tesla in <a href="https://waymo.com/blog/2026/08/10ailessons/">a blog post, published Wednesday</a>, entitled "10 AI Lessons from Driving 200+ Million Fully Autonomous Miles." But his intention is clear: Tesla's system is insufficient to the task of fully autonomous driving.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">"Cameras are incredible, but they aren't enough," Thirumalai writes. "For years, there's been a debate over whether cameras alone could solve full autonomy. Now, after …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/985503/waymo-tesla-lidar-camera-robotaxi-cybercab-musk">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>