約翰·克拉夫西克 John Krafcik) 曾長期擔任 Waymo 首席執行官直至 2021 年，他也是汽車行業資深人士，他在一次新采訪中解釋了為什麽特斯拉的 Cyber??cab 無法運行，甚至暗示特斯拉可能會“偽造”其即將於 6 月在奧斯汀推出的自動駕駛出租車。
If a company were serious about building a safe robotaxi business, the robotaxi wouldn’t look anything like this prototype. A serious robotaxi would demonstrate the primacy of safety; the manufacturer would place sensors in optimal positions—on the roof, as well as on the sides and corners of the vehicle. These sensors would also have cleaning and drying functions—windshield wipers, compressed air nozzles, and so on. A serious robotaxi also wouldn’t have a low-slung coupe body design. This design makes it difficult for people to easily get in and out; not everyone will be able to use these robotaxi vehicles comfortably.
