For years, the Waymo Open Dataset and associated Challenges have advanced research in autonomous driving, robotics, computer vision, and machine learning. This year, we are particularly excited to host the Vision-based End-to-End Driving Challenge for the first time, offering a unique opportunity for participants to explore innovative AI techniques in this rapidly evolving research area. This camera dataset extension is focused on fostering research around long-tail driving scenarios – some of the most challenging or rare driving situations that drivers encounter in different environments, such as construction zones during marathons, pedestrians falling off scooters, and unexpected obstacles on freeways.