The world seems poised and ready for a better version of autonomous ride-hailing than is currently being offered.
SMR covers a CNBS report on Cruise and Waymo in San Fransisco, bringing to light the problems these companies are facing and demonstrating flaws found in their routine operation.
Meanwhile, Tesla waits quietly in the wings, gathering data, until FSD is deemed ready for prime time. Once this moment is reached it will be like watching a steam roller taking out these Geo-map-restricted services playing at the autonomy game.
Despite the enthusiasm for Cruise/Waymo expansion into other cities, and, desire for permission to operate at speeds up to 55 mph, it seems unrealistic to presume either will be able to successfully manage the edge cases which currently make for comic relief and frustrate other road users.
Bullish?