[crusty]

"If Waymo's plan is to have to map the entire US to be capable of driving in it, that's going to cost a lot of money and take a lot of time"

So Waymo doesn't have access to Google Maps/Street View vehicles' data? Because that sounds like what you're describing here.

Also, would NYC be the first real test city for self driving with seasons? Besides SF's 3 daily seasons. The city should put up bleachers and sell tickets for the first snow.

[madamelic]

Waymo has to scan with its entire sensor suite which includes LiDAR. I am not entirely sure if the Google Maps cars has LiDAR equipped. Definitely would seem sane to do since they are both Alphabet products even if Maps has no use for the data.