Waymo takes a shot at Tesla’s self-driving: it’s a ‘false summit’

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/08/Waymo-takes-shot-at-Tesla.jpeg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p class="wp-block-paragraph">Waymo published a list of <a href="https://waymo.com/blog/2026/08/10ailessons/">“10 AI lessons”</a> from driving more than 200 million fully autonomous miles, and several of them read as a direct rebuke of Tesla’s self-driving strategy — without ever naming Tesla.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The sharpest: trying to turn a driver-assist system into full autonomy is a “false summit,” according to Waymo. That’s exactly what Tesla is attempting with Full Self-Driving.</p>