During Tesla’s April 23 earnings call, Chief Executive Elon Musk criticised Waymo’s robotaxi model, prompting a sharp response from John Krafcik, Waymo’s former boss. Musk reiterated Tesla’s plans to launch its first paid robotaxi rides in Austin in June 2025 and dismissed Waymo’s business model as overly costly due to its reliance on an “expensive sensor suite.”
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