Elon Musk says Tesla robotaxis face a major hurdle driving at night

Tesla runs its robotaxis on camera vision alone, skipping the lidar and radar that rivals such as Waymo use alongside cameras. Cameras rely on light and contrast, so a small pet whose coat matches the road is hard to pick out after dark; Elon Musk has pointed to the example of a grey kitten on grey tarmac at night. The Austin pilot now runs until 11 PM as Tesla keeps working on night detection.

Summary written with AI by HowTechMoves, based on reporting by Firstpost.