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- Elon Musk calls Waymo cars ‘pet destroyers’ as robotaxi rivals clash over sa...
Elon Musk accused rival Waymo’s driverless cars of being "pet destroyers" as he touted a Tesla robotaxi update designed to spot animals in some of the toughest nighttime driving conditions.The Tesla CEO made the remarks during a Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley livestream Saturday as he discussed testing the company’s robotaxis before expanding into new cities."Maybe what a lot of people don't know is that Waymos are like pet destroyers," Musk said. "Maybe Waymo has made some improvements on that front, but they do run over a lot of pets, and we don't want to run over the pets."TESLA ROBOTAXI MIAMI LAUNCH COMES WITH LIMITSMusk described the difficulty of detecting gray kittens against gray pavement, particularly at night and in low visibility."So that we actually did solve that, by the way," he said, before explaining that Tesla would make a change, test it and then deploy it.TESLA IN AUTOPILOT MODE LEFT ROADWAY AND CRASHED INTO HOME, KILLING 76-YEAR-OLD WOMAN INSIDE, OFFICIALS SAYHe did not provide a rollout date or data demonstrating how reliably Tesla’s vehicles detect animals and avoid collisions.Waymo faced backlash after one of its driverless vehicles struck and killed KitKat, a beloved cat at a San Francisco corner store, in October 2025, according to KTVU.WAYMO RECALLS ROBOTAXIS OVER CONSTRUCTION-ZONE RISKThe store’s owner told the outlet that the cat was killed by a Waymo vehicle. Waymo said a cat darted underneath its vehicle as it pulled away after stopping to pick up passengers.The company expressed sympathy for the owner and the community and said it would make a donation to a local animal rights organization in KitKat’s honor.ROBOTAXI DRIVES OFF FROM AIRPORT WITH PASSENGER'S SUITCASEAnimal collisions have been reported by both companies’ robotaxi services.Between July 2025 and July 2026, Waymo reported at least nine crashes involving animals, six of which it described as domestic animals, Business Insider reported, citing National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data.TERRIFIED PASSENGERS FILM WAYMO AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DRIVING INTO LIVE FIREWORKS IN SAN FRANCISCOTesla also reported an animal collision during that period involving a supervised robotaxi, according to Business Insider. Tesla operated a smaller fleet, with most of its driverless operations concentrated in Austin, the outlet reported.NHTSA cautions that differences in reporting and vehicle operations limit direct comparisons between companies.WHAT HAPPENS IF THE WAYMO COMPUTER FAILS?During the livestream, Musk also said Tesla was checking for dangerous or confusing intersections before entering additional cities, with particular attention… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - UK growth upgraded but energy prices and rates to bite in 2027
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