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Waymo granted permit to begin testing in New York City

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597 points achristmascarl | 1 comments | 22 Aug 25 17:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.271s | source
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Night_Thastus ◴[22 Aug 25 17:37 UTC] No.44987324[source]▶
I'm cautiously optimistic about this self-driving thing. Waymo at least seems to have figured out a lot of it.

Would it be way better to make walkable neighborhoods, mixed-use developments, and reliable and frequent public transit?

Yes. Yes it would.

But, in lieu of that, self-driving has a lot of advantages in the long run, even if the technology isn't 100% perfect right now.

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xnx ◴[22 Aug 25 17:45 UTC] No.44987428[source]▶
In most respects, Waymo is the modern version of reliable and frequent public transit, with a lot of additional benefits.
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mritterhoff ◴[22 Aug 25 17:51 UTC] No.44987486[source]▶
Not in terms of throughput though. Buses and trains still have em beat.
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1. xnx ◴[22 Aug 25 19:19 UTC] No.44988714[source]▶
This is true for intersection throughput, but I bet full travel throughput (walking to the bus, waiting for the bus/train, walking to your destination) is the same or better with Waymo.