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In many places outside the USA they just use cameras for box blocking, stop sign rolling, speeding...and there is a system for honking also. But many in the states think automation here is too Orwellian.
We have all of those things in the states too. Just not ubiquitous.
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This always astounds me about cities who have a reputation for people breaking certain traffic laws. In St. Louis, people run red lights for 5+ seconds after it turns red, and no one seems to care to solve it, but if they'd just station police at some worst-offender lights for a couple months to write tickets, people would catch on pretty quickly that it's not worth the risk. I have similar thoughts on people using t…
In europe we use traffic cameras for this. Going through red light? A bill is in your mailbox automatically. No need for a whole police station.
It's insane that they need permits for 8 cars that have humans driving them in 2025, when they're already fully automated in SF. > We’re a tech-friendly administration Clearly not.
You sound like a junior admin. "Why do we need to keep testing? It works in the SF office?" Because they are completely different environments.
I live in the bay and occasionally ride Waymo in SF and I pretty much always have a good time. I visited NYC a few weeks ago and was instantly reminded of how much the traffic fucking sucks :) While I was there I actually thought of Waymo and how they'd have to turn up the "aggression" slider up to 11 to get anything done there. I mean, could you imagine the audacity of actually not driving into an intersection when…
Semi-related, but just once in my life, I want to hear a mayoral candidate say: “I endorse broken windows theory, but for drivers. You honk when there’s no emergency, block the box, roll through a stop sign — buddy that’s a ticket. Do it enough and we’ll impound your car.” Who knows, maybe we’ll start taking our cues from our polite new robot driver friends…
Man I love Waymo everytime I'm in SF. Truly feel like I'm living in the future when I sit in one
Which Uber used to provide... Until they were infected with tipping. Hell, I will gladly pay more than I would've spent on a tip (20%) just to avoid the hassle.
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People are risking their lives and the lives of others, and a fine is supposed to be the thing that finally gets them to comply?
This is what the points system is for. Any individual infraction might only be a small fine, but it adds points to your license. Collect enough points and you risk license suspension. I’ve known a couple people who got close to having enough points for license suspension. They drove perfectly for years.
I'm less concerned with a little speeding than I am with blowing through lights and stop signs.
I haven’t lived in NYC, but I have lived in Boston. Isn’t the real concern winter? Has Waymo (or any other self driving tech company) shown that it can handle the snow well: non-visible lanes, downshifting to avoid braking, etc.? Definitely interested in how this turns out.
They tested in Buffalo last year and have in tested Michigan. https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/inside-the-self-driving...
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In europe we use traffic cameras for this. Going through red light? A bill is in your mailbox automatically. No need for a whole police station.
In most the USA, or at least Arizona, you have to serve someone. Just dropping something in a mail box doesn't mean dick. The very people that invented the traffic cameras up in Scottsdale were caught dodging the process servers from triggers from their own camera. Another words, you have to spend hundreds of dollars chasing someone down, by the time you add that on to how easy it is to jam up the ticket in court by…
I haven’t lived in NYC, but I have lived in Boston. Isn’t the real concern winter? Has Waymo (or any other self driving tech company) shown that it can handle the snow well: non-visible lanes, downshifting to avoid braking, etc.? Definitely interested in how this turns out.
Even if they never actually solve winter driving, they could just… not drive during the winter? If there’s a high probability of below freezing temperatures, cars can just make their way out of the city to some parking lot to hunker down. Or move them elsewhere in the country during the winter months.
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Why does tesla pretend to be autonomous? My friends with tesla fsd use it fully autonomously. It even finds a spot and parks for them.
It's a level 2 system, it can't be operated unattended. Your friends are risking thier lives as several people (now dead) have found out.