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And that’s basically it!
Considering it's California the uturn was illegal only because the cop said so.
Surprised Pikachu!
Prepare to run people over!
These things make illegal left turns across double yellows and even opposing left turn lanes. They will literally stop in the middle of the road and block traffic to make the turn, instead of pulling up to the nearest center lane/left turn lane. I report it every time through the Waymo app but they keep doing it regardless.
It's at the point where I have to carefully plan my route to prevent the car from making stupid illegal moves. But even with the mistakes I still trust them more than I do a human driver. They just need more refinement, but Google doesn't seem to actually give a fuck about my feedback.
That said, at least they actually go to the pickup marker I set and wait patiently for me to arrive, unlike Uber/Lyft drivers who ignore your pickup spot, and then immediately cancel the ride when they don't see me because they went to the wrong pickup spot!
why in the world would you trust this thing more than a human driver? Like do you feel it's more predictable or smth?
I used to work there, and I'm in the same boat as !Psythik@lemmy.world. I've got over 10k miles behind the wheel (most from the early days when the software sometimes felt like it was actively trying to kill you) and even with all the stupid shit they still do, I trust it more than 95% of the people on the road. It doesn't have an ego and drive angry, it doesn't get distracted by a phone, etc.
Granted, driving near them can be rough, as they're programmed to follow the laws. And since most people don't, it can be a bit jarring as it's not what you expect from other cars.
Because I've been on over 50 rides totalling nearly 1000 miles, so I know what to expect. They're very consistent and very cautious; the radar sees everything (you can see what it sees on a screen), even once avoided an accident I would have never seen coming.
Like I said, the kinks have to be worked out, but they're still 10x safer than any human driver IMO. I'll take a Waymo any day over an Uber/Lyft driver. The best part is you don't have to tip! Hell, you don't even have to talk to anybody, because there's nobody to talk to! All of my rides are blissfully silent.
May a firefighter tear the cars in half using the jaws of life.
It’s easy just tow it!!! Let god sort it out because the tech is not there yet
May you live in stupid times.