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

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303 points nharada | 1 comments | 12 Nov 25 16:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.247s | 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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dec0dedab0de ◴[12 Nov 25 19:34 UTC] No.45905127[source]▶
I feel like I won the lottery whenever I have an aggressive driver that knows the city well. It makes me wonder if breaking the law will be the main value proposition of human drivers at some point.
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1. netsharc ◴[12 Nov 25 22:28 UTC] No.45907749[source]▶
That is dumb. Go to a developing country and see what happens when everyone is aggressive. Everyone cuts off everyone else and drivers brake a lot (none of this waiting for a gap before entering from a side street, for example, the understanding is they'll brake for you). The end result is much more slower traffic.