Way is also operating in a fairly small fixed area that is highly mapped.

Not saying that's a bad thing, they are doing things the right way, slowly and cautiously.

Waymo cars use much better technology than Tesla.

Nobody is disputing that a machine that is never distracted and has reaction times down to fractions of a second would make a better driver than even the most skilled human, but Tesla's FSD hardware and software aren't there yet and probably never will be.

Comparing self driving cars to American driving standards is kinda a moot point because the american safety standards are so low that death and injury is considered the cost of doing business.

I'd be curious to see how well waymo performs compared to a country with far safer road designs and drivers that are better trained and respect rules of the road more frequently.