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

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281 points nharada | 1 comments | 12 Nov 25 16:06 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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greesil ◴[12 Nov 25 16:57 UTC] No.45902531[source]▶
I have seen a Waymo do a very stupid thing where it darted across a busy street, and it left very little margin of error for the oncoming traffic, which happened to be a loaded dump truck that could not have stopped. The dump truck driver was clearly surprised. It was a move that I never would have made as a driver. Did they dial the aggression up? I'm sure they're safer than humans in aggregate as there are some dumb humans out there but it's not infallible.
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brokencode ◴[12 Nov 25 17:01 UTC] No.45902583[source]▶
Waymo continues to improve every year, but dumb drivers never will.
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izzydata ◴[12 Nov 25 17:04 UTC] No.45902626[source]▶
It is probably possible to get drivers to improve if the incentives were there or if they had no choice due to external factors. I bet it would be cheaper than money spent on self driving tech too.

Or public transit on a track.

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jeffbee ◴[12 Nov 25 17:06 UTC] No.45902650[source]▶
American drivers specifically can be improved. Every other country stands as an existence proof of that.
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1. toast0 ◴[12 Nov 25 18:13 UTC] No.45903597{3}[source]▶
If only we honked the horn when our cars are stopped, to let people know where it is. And honked before putting our cars in motion, to let people know we're about to move. And while the car is in motion, to let people know the car is in motion. I saw no collisions while visiting India, and continuous honking must be a significant part of the reason.