Waymo holds driverless permits in 4 US cities; Tesla Cybercab needs an NHTSA FMVSS exemption to legally run without pedals or a steering wheel at scale.
Waymo has run 24/7 driverless Remote Operations Centers for 6 years. Tesla Cybercab must build ROC from scratch — the hidden Physical AI cost analysts miss.
Waymo has a clean commercial driverless safety record. Tesla FSD safety data is from supervised operation only — the datasets are not directly comparable.
State-by-state breakdown of where Tesla can operate FSD today, what driverless commercial permits require, and the regulatory path to California.