约翰·克拉夫西克 John Krafcik) 曾长期担任 Waymo 首席执行官直至 2021 年，他也是汽车行业资深人士，他在一次新采访中解释了为什么特斯拉的 Cyber??cab 无法运行，甚至暗示特斯拉可能会“伪造”其即将于 6 月在奥斯汀推出的自动驾驶出租车。
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.
