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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: 0.204s | 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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Philpax ◴[22 Aug 25 18:02 UTC] No.44987634[source]▶
The modern version of reliable and frequent public transit is reliable and frequent public transit.
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1. standardUser ◴[22 Aug 25 20:43 UTC] No.44989581[source]▶
Mass transit only works when there are masses of people, and most of the US doesn't have that. But places like the Great Plains and the rural Northeast already have comprehensive roads systems, and electric robot cars turn those roads into transit for people who, currently, must have cars.