Elon emphasizes the need for self-driving cars to outperform human drivers using only cameras, dismissing reliance on road sensors as a specialized solution. He believes that demonstrating significantly safer statistics—billions of miles driven with half the injury rate of human drivers—will be key to gaining regulatory approval. When comparing global regulatory environments, he notes that China and the US are relatively advanced, but highlights the importance of a cohesive federal system to avoid complications across state lines.
