Ford CEO shuts down Tesla Full Self-Driving deal, says Waymo is better
Ford has long been rumored to be in discussions with Tesla about licensing its Full Self-Driving technology, but CEO Jim Farley has now shut down those rumors. Farley confirmed that Ford talked with Tesla, but he believes Waymo has a better solution.
Back in 2021, Tesla CEO Elon Musk mentioned that he had early discussions with other automakers about licensing self-driving technology, but these discussions didn’t lead to any agreements. In 2023, the CEO announced that Tesla would be open to licensing Autopilot and FSD to other automakers. [rest of the article under spoiler...]
I guess all I can say is, "duh." The thing I wonder more is whether Tesla's already at it's dead end with cameras. I think we all, except for the most Tesla-optimistic, have known for some time that there's a ceiling on what you can do with a camera-only approach. This makes me think that we are already there, or damn close to it, with Tesla stuck at SAE Level 2+ and no way to climb higher, even if some reckless Tesla owners treat it like Level 3/4 in practice.