Cyclist hit by driverless Waymo car in San Francisco, police say
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Re: Cyclist hit by driverless Waymo car in San Francisco, police say
#2> According to Waymo, the company’s vehicle fully stopped at a four-way intersection before proceeding into the intersection as a large truck was driving through in the opposite direction. “The cyclist was occluded by the truck and quickly followed behind it, crossing into the Waymo vehicle’s path,” the company said in a statement. “When they became fully visible, our vehicle applied heavy braking but was not able to avoid the collision.”
Sounds like it should have wainted for the truck to fully pass then or am I not understanding the situation correctly? Would love it if they released the footage of the accident though
Re: Cyclist hit by driverless Waymo car in San Francisco, police say
#3Cant believe these things are allowed on the road...
Re: Cyclist hit by driverless Waymo car in San Francisco, police say
#4> According to Waymo, the company’s vehicle fully stopped at a four-way intersection before proceeding into the intersection as a large truck was driving through in the opposite direction. “The cyclist was occluded by the truck and quickly followed behind it, crossing into the Waymo vehicle’s path,” the company said in a statement. “When they became fully visible, our vehicle applied heavy braking but was not able to…
very surprising that Waymo would describe the accident in terms that blame the other party
Re: Cyclist hit by driverless Waymo car in San Francisco, police say
#5I looked up the cited street in street view- there are stop signs in all 4 directions. I look forward to the full accident report, but from the evidence available it sounds like the cyclist didn’t stop at the sign appropriately.
Re: Cyclist hit by driverless Waymo car in San Francisco, police say
#6> According to Waymo, the company’s vehicle fully stopped at a four-way intersection before proceeding into the intersection as a large truck was driving through in the opposite direction. “The cyclist was occluded by the truck and quickly followed behind it, crossing into the Waymo vehicle’s path,” the company said in a statement. “When they became fully visible, our vehicle applied heavy braking but was not able to…
Sounds like the cyclist didn’t stop at the intersection or follow the rules of right of way.
Re: Cyclist hit by driverless Waymo car in San Francisco, police say
#7If Waymo is truly as much better than Cruise as the statistics claim, this is a perfect opportunity to release the full video of the incident. Most collisions are avoidable, but a few are the result of a perfect storm of conditions that would be difficult to navigate for even the most skilled human driver. To know whether the truck's occlusion of the cyclist is one of those cases requires the actual footage.
Re: Cyclist hit by driverless Waymo car in San Francisco, police say
#8I wouldn’t be surprised if the cyclist blew through the stop sign as is incredibly common.
Re: Cyclist hit by driverless Waymo car in San Francisco, police say
#9Cant believe these things are allowed on the road...
What’s the relative likelihood that a waymo car will hit a cyclist or pedestrian vs a human operated car? Unfortunately for us cyclists, people are hit by human drivers every day.
Re: Cyclist hit by driverless Waymo car in San Francisco, police say
#10> According to Waymo, the company’s vehicle fully stopped at a four-way intersection before proceeding into the intersection as a large truck was driving through in the opposite direction. “The cyclist was occluded by the truck and quickly followed behind it, crossing into the Waymo vehicle’s path,” the company said in a statement. “When they became fully visible, our vehicle applied heavy braking but was not able to…
It is pretty common to see people go from the opposite side of a stop sign since it's "safe", even if it happens to be against the rules. I can understand how the Waymo AI would end up being configured to do this. Hopefully they amend that based on this incident.