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Waymo granted permit to begin testing in New York City

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597 points achristmascarl | 2 comments | 22 Aug 25 17:02 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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TulliusCicero ◴[22 Aug 25 17:30 UTC] No.44987256[source]▶
It's fascinating seeing all the comments elsewhere anytime Waymo starts testing in another city along the lines of, "ah, but how will they handle X, Y, and Z here?? Checkmate, robots!" despite having already launched service in several other cities.

Granted, NYC is the biggest city in the US, so maybe that sort of reaction is more reasonable there than when people in Dallas or Boston do it.

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testfrequency ◴[22 Aug 25 17:40 UTC] No.44987366[source]▶
Since Waymo is very reliable in LA and SF, you will be just fine in NYC.

Your grid system is far less of a challenge than the amount of hills, twists, narrow streets and low visibility back streets in California.

I genuinely think the most complicated challenge for Waymo in NYC will be…winter snow and ice.

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1. Grazester ◴[22 Aug 25 18:17 UTC] No.44987823[source]▶
What snow and ice? We don't get much of that anymore. That was actually the last thing I am worried about here. I really want to see how Waymo does with NYC drivers and obstacles(double parking on block where sometimes you have to pull in your mirrors just to get by(if you even take the chance instead of just laying on your horn). In some neighborhoods it can be so annoying.
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2. ryandrake ◴[22 Aug 25 18:46 UTC] No.44988259[source]▶
I think what OP means is Waymo's most challenging rollouts will be to places that do get lots of snow and ice.