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Man trapped inside driverless Waymo car as it spins in circles

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Re: Man trapped inside driverless Waymo car as it spins in circles

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So the guy is in the car and he's concerned about catching his flight but when the operator asks him to do something in the waymo app he doesn't want to do it. Could it be that he'd rather keep filming for internet notoriety than stop filming and actually solve his problem?

Re: Man trapped inside driverless Waymo car as it spins in circles

#4

So the guy is in the car and he's concerned about catching his flight but when the operator asks him to do something in the waymo app he doesn't want to do it. Could it be that he'd rather keep filming for internet notoriety than stop filming and actually solve his problem?

That clearly seems the case, doesn't mean the video wasn't worth making though. This situation would terrify a lot of people

Re: Man trapped inside driverless Waymo car as it spins in circles

#8
Can we please get some clarification on "trapped" from someone who's used a Wayno? Surely the driverless car hasn't locked him inside. Right?

Surely every driverless vehicle ought to have a button that when pressed gracefully stops the car so the passengers can safely exit.

Re: Man trapped inside driverless Waymo car as it spins in circles

#10
Yeah, this happened to me at home. I have this lock on the door and I couldn’t get in because it was locked. I called support and they said I needed to use the key on the lock but that SHOULDN’T BE NECESSARY. Completely unsafe that the door wouldn’t unlock. Shelter is a human right and I was trapped outside of my house just because I wouldn’t use some “device” that so-called “support” was trying to get me to use.

Same situation as this guy and the “End Ride” button. It’s actually horrifying.

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