In Pictures: Tesla Robotaxi Driverless Miles Surge Past Waymo in Austin, With National Crossover Projected

Urban traffic density underscores the complex environments where Tesla and Waymo are racing to scale driverless miles.

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Ride-hailing competitors like Waymo already operate yellow taxi fleets in dense night-time city traffic.

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Established robotaxi markets such as Tokyo show the branding and scale rivals bring to the driverless race.

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Aggressive urban driving scenarios highlight the safety benchmarks Tesla's unsupervised miles must eventually meet.

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A Tesla navigating busy city streets illustrates the real-world conditions behind its accumulating driverless mileage.

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Human drivers remain the safety baseline against which Tesla's growing unsupervised miles will be measured.

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Poor-visibility conditions like rain test whether camera-only autonomy can match LiDAR-equipped rivals.

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Taxi fleets worldwide are watching whether Tesla's camera-first approach can outpace LiDAR-based competitors.

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Mixed traffic and pedestrian-heavy streets remain the proving ground for scaling driverless operations nationally.

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