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Waymo robotaxis are now giving rides on freeways in LA, SF and Phoenix

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277 points nharada | 1 comments | 12 Nov 25 16:06 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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mmmlinux ◴[12 Nov 25 17:06 UTC] No.45902647[source]▶
I was in SF a few weekend ago and rode both Waymo and normal Lyft style taxi cars. the Waymo was a better experience in every single way. One of the Lyfts i was in drove on the shoulder for a while like it was a lane. The Waymos were just smooth consistent driving. No aggressive driving to get you dumped off so they can get to the next fair.
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LZ_Khan ◴[12 Nov 25 17:38 UTC] No.45903093[source]▶
Waymo is overly conservative last time I checked. Driving the speed limit basically means getting to your destination twice as slow.
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1. BurningFrog ◴[12 Nov 25 17:44 UTC] No.45903168[source]▶
At this point, any accident or rule violation can whip up a luddite storm threatening the whole industry, so self driving taxis will be extremely cautious until the general public have lost their fear.