When there are several hundred autonomous experimental vehicles roaming the streets in Mountain View, those cars will certainly meet at a point in time. Like here at around lunch time in Mountain View on Castro Street. Waymo meets Drive.at at the railroad crossing. The engines rev, the lidars hum nervously, and the safety drivers are sweating. Finally, the traffic light turns green. Who’s burning rubber faster?

Watch for yourself…

This article has also been published in German.