Out of 15 firms creating automated driving methods, Waymo is within the lead, whereas Tesla is available in final, in response to the newest leaderboard report from consulting firm Guidehouse Insights.

The report, launched final week, evaluated the businesses and categorized them as leaders, contenders, challengers or followers.

Leaders scored 75 or above in technique and execution, whereas contenders earned between 50 and 75. Challengers scored increased than 25 however have been deemed not but contenders, and followers scored under 25.

Guidehouse targeted on firms creating automated driving methods relatively than on firms instantly commercializing autonomous automobiles. The report additionally targeted solely on firms creating for light- to medium-duty automobiles.

Waymo was additionally ranked the highest vendor of automated driving automobiles on Guidehouse’s leaderboard final yr.

“The pattern I’ve seen from Waymo over the past 4 or 5 years is constructing not simply the applied sciences, however constructing the opposite points of the enterprise which can be going to be wanted with a purpose to have or not it’s a profitable enterprise,” Sam Abuelsamid, Guidehouse principal analysis analyst, advised Automotive Information.

On the flip aspect, “There are actually areas the place Tesla has truly improved, issues just like the endurance rating, which is the monetary stability of the corporate,” he stated. “However when it comes to their know-how, regardless of the discharge of the complete self-driving information, I do not actually see any proof that they’ve truly progressed relative to the opposite firms on this sector.”