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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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holler ◴[12 Nov 25 17:29 UTC] No.45902967[source]▶
I had my first waymo ride in Austin recently and it suddenly slowed down to 20mph in 40mph zone for 5+ mins before returning to normal speed. Cars were passing around us and it felt like the car was glitching out, which felt very sketchy.
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1. mdorazio ◴[12 Nov 25 20:36 UTC] No.45906250[source]▶
Are you sure it was actually a 40mph zone in that section? Austin has plenty of school and construction zones with lower speed limits that most drivers completely ignore.