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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: 0.515s | source
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afcool83 ◴[22 Aug 25 19:20 UTC] No.44988724[source]▶
I live in one of the areas they are actively testing/training in. Their cars consistently behave better and more safely than most human drivers that I’m forced to share the road with.

As semi-autonomous and autonomous cars become the norm, I would adore to see obtaining a drivers license ratchet up in difficulty in order to remove dangerous human drivers from the road.

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1. JumpCrisscross ◴[23 Aug 25 01:50 UTC] No.44992248[source]▶
> would adore to see obtaining a drivers license ratchet up in difficulty in order to remove dangerous human drivers from the road

A Manhattan driver’s license addendum might be the way to do it. Keep a low bar for where one might need a car. But to enter Manhattan, you need to be autonomous or specially licensed.

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2. potato3732842 ◴[23 Aug 25 18:51 UTC] No.44998149[source]▶
That's gonna be great when other states start doing it and it becomes an absurd maze of predatory fees, reciprocity and political footballs.