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Waymo granted permit to begin testing in New York City

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597 points achristmascarl | 5 comments | 22 Aug 25 17:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.019s | 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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setgree ◴[22 Aug 25 17:43 UTC] No.44987402[source]▶
Semi-related, but just once in my life, I want to hear a mayoral candidate say: “I endorse broken windows theory, but for drivers. You honk when there’s no emergency, block the box, roll through a stop sign — buddy that’s a ticket. Do it enough and we’ll impound your car.”

Who knows, maybe we’ll start taking our cues from our polite new robot driver friends…

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soupfordummies ◴[22 Aug 25 19:48 UTC] No.44988999[source]▶
Ultimately I wouldn’t support this level of snitching (especially in our current political env) but I’ve had the idea of:

A bounty program to submit dash cam video of egregious driving crimes. It gets reviewed, maybe even by AI initially and then gets escalated to formal ticket if legit. Once ticket is paid, the snitch gets a percentage.

Again, I am fundamentally against something like this though, especially now.

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globular-toast ◴[23 Aug 25 11:01 UTC] No.44995036[source]▶
Snitching... Please. We're not in the school playground any more. We're talking about taking responsibility when it comes to operating a vehicle in public. There's a huge imbalance of power when it comes to car use especially and we need to restore the balance. People need a recourse against irresponsible and bad drivers.
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1. genewitch ◴[24 Aug 25 00:22 UTC] No.45000196[source]▶
do you actually know every specific vehicle code and regulation everywhere you drive? I constantly remark to my dashcam about people breaking the law in my jurisdiction.

Would you be bothered if someone was following you all day, making recordings every time you didn't signal for exactly 5000ms before a lane change, or 300' before a turn? how about not stopping for a full three seconds, or driving an extra 100' in the left lane than necessary?

three felonies a day

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2. soupfordummies ◴[26 Aug 25 18:34 UTC] No.45030456[source]▶
No I wouldn't be bothered because I actually do those things. As should anyone driving.

And they're not felonies, they're cheap tickets that probably won't even add points to your license.

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3. genewitch ◴[26 Aug 25 19:50 UTC] No.45031452[source]▶
Three felonies a day: ISBN 978-1594035227

and i'm sorry, i can't take anyone seriously that claims they both know and always follow every vehicle code, wherever they are and wherever they travel. I do understand it allows one to shake their head in disdain for the unwashed cars driven by the lesser drivers of our society.

I can follow anyone, including federal agents, local and state law enforcement, CDL drivers; i will catch something that is a violation of the vehicle code.

If you live anywhere near the gulf coast, i'd be happy to tail you for a couple of days and point out every violation you make.

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4. soupfordummies ◴[29 Aug 25 19:40 UTC] No.45068490{3}[source]▶
there's a big leap between "every vehicle code" and something as simple as "using a turn signal properly" and "not camping in the left lane"
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5. genewitch ◴[29 Aug 25 20:14 UTC] No.45068889{4}[source]▶
my list of possible infractions was non-exhaustive if you'll excuse the car pun.