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Waymo granted permit to begin testing in New York City

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597 points achristmascarl | 3 comments | 22 Aug 25 17:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.741s | source
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vinkelhake ◴[22 Aug 25 17:40 UTC] No.44987373[source]▶
I live in the bay and occasionally ride Waymo in SF and I pretty much always have a good time.

I visited NYC a few weeks ago and was instantly reminded of how much the traffic fucking sucks :) While I was there I actually thought of Waymo and how they'd have to turn up the "aggression" slider up to 11 to get anything done there. I mean, could you imagine the audacity of actually not driving into an intersection when the light is yellow and you know you're going to block the crossing traffic?

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QuantumSeed ◴[22 Aug 25 17:56 UTC] No.44987566[source]▶
I was in a Waymo in SF last weekend riding from the Richmond district to SOMA, and the car actually surprised me by accelerating through two yellow lights. It was exactly what I would have done. So it seems the cars are able to dial up the assertiveness when appropriate.
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sowbug ◴[22 Aug 25 18:35 UTC] No.44988089[source]▶
When red-light cameras are installed at an intersection, the number of rear-end accidents typically increases as drivers unexpectedly slow down instead of speeding up at yellow lights.

The cost of these accidents is borne by just about everyone, except the authority profitably operating the red lights. (To be fair, some statistics also show a decrease in right-angle collisions, which is kinda the point of the red-light rules to begin with.)

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1. reddit_clone ◴[22 Aug 25 18:46 UTC] No.44988260[source]▶
>speeding up at yellow lights

I remember reading somewhere accelerating at orange light is actually a ticket-able offense?

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2. mckn1ght ◴[22 Aug 25 19:02 UTC] No.44988465[source]▶
My memory may be outdated or only local to my jurisdiction but my understanding is that yellow means “do not enter the intersection” where “intersection” begins before the box, usually with some alternate street indicator, like broken white lines turning to solid, at a braking distance that accounts for posted speed limit and yellow light duration.
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3. reddit_clone ◴[29 Aug 25 22:38 UTC] No.45070207[source]▶
My general understanding is , you can still enter the intersection when the light is yellow.

If it is already red, you may be photographed and fine sent to your address. Or a nearby cop can give you a ticket.