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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: 0.509s | source
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kevin_thibedeau ◴[22 Aug 25 23:15 UTC] No.44991114[source]▶
So how are they going to make left turns on two way streets with heavy pedestrian traffic? It is essentially impossible to accomplish that in NYC without skirting the law to turn on red or impede on pedestrian space.
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1. onlyrealcuzzo ◴[23 Aug 25 01:20 UTC] No.44992048[source]▶
I imagine that at least most of the time it's possible to just drive a different route that takes more time.

Is it not?

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2. brettgriffin ◴[23 Aug 25 02:32 UTC] No.44992525[source]▶
It is, and this is what they will have to do. A lot of left hand turns in NYC - even in the outer skirts of the four major boroughs - cannot be made until the light has turned red, requiring a "New York/Pittsburgh Left".

They will have to route the car around in a manner that allows it turn from the right in that intersection.