The chapter explores a company's decision to reset and restart its mapping efforts for robotaxi services, sparking discussions on the technical challenges and organizational strategies involved. It highlights the importance of high fidelity location data and accurate mapping for autonomous vehicles to operate efficiently. The conversation also focuses on the validation process of autonomous systems, questioning the effectiveness of current benchmarking methods.
With Tesla's core EV business losing all growth momentum, Elon Musk once again appears to be gambling the most valuable automaker in the world on a driving automation tech play that is clearly not viable. The gang chews on this meaty topic, after a round of AV appetizers featuring the return of Cruise and the death of Ghost.