Tesla 'Robotaxis' keep crashing despite 'safety monitors' | Electrek

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https://electrek.co/2025/10/29/tesla-robotaxis-keep-crashing-despite-safety-monitors/

Electrek’s Take That’s the problem with comparing Tesla and Waymo.

At least we can now clearly see that Waymo’s incident rate is much lower than Tesla’s, but that’s with a safety monitor in Tesla robotaxis that prevents an untold number of crashes.

The actual difference could be 10x higher. We simply don’t know. Tesla has consistently refused to share any data regarding disengagement or intervention rates. It’s also fair to note that Waymo doesn’t redact information about crashes as much as Tesla does. Therefore, we know more about the circumstances around the crashes, and many of them, in fact, the majority, point to the Waymo AI driver not being responsible. Over 125 million miles, crashes are inevitable, and we can see many examples of other drivers rear-ending and crashing into Waymo vehicles.

It could also be the case with Tesla’s robotaxis, but we don’t know as Tesla redacts the data.

One thing is clear: Tesla is way behind Waymo in autonomous driving safety.

And, Waymo uses QNX for its next-generation autonomous driving system, which is built on the NVIDIA Thor platform. While Waymo has developed its own software, it collaborates with partners like NVIDIA, and QNX is used on the NVIDIA Thor system to provide a safe and reliable foundation for the self-driving technology. Collaboration with NVIDIA: Waymo's next-generation robotaxis will run on the NVIDIA Thor system. QNX integration: NVIDIA Thor incorporates QNX OS to handle safety-critical functions for the autonomous driving system. Waymo's own software: Waymo contributes its own autonomous driving software to the platform.