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

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

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Post by sharts »

mmmlinux wrote: post #28

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.

Having driven behind waymo vehicles — the experience for everyone outside of that box is pretty terrible.

These vehicles very regularly block traffic because they can’t maneuver in congested areas with the finesse of a human driver.

Aggressive driving isn’t always bad. Sometimes it’s to unblock others waiting behind you so they can get somewhere they need to be.

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Post by kjkjadksj »

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #193
kjkjadksj wrote: post #187

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How could you tell they were high?

> How could you tell they were high? In New York it's not too difficult. Fidgitiness, twitchiness, rambling series of non sequiturs that make even my ADD brain rattle. Screaming at traffic and running on the margin one second and then asking me if I know that the archangel who visited Muhammed was actually a demon the next. (I'm not Muslim. The conversation wasn't addressed to anyone in the vehicle.) Like, I guess I…

That is just how a lot of people are. They could be on the spectrum. They could be talkative. You don’t know them. You have no baseline for their behavior.

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

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Post by 6thbit »

kjkjadksj wrote: post #442
JumpCrisscross wrote: post #193

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> How could you tell they were high? In New York it's not too difficult. Fidgitiness, twitchiness, rambling series of non sequiturs that make even my ADD brain rattle. Screaming at traffic and running on the margin one second and then asking me if I know that the archangel who visited Muhammed was actually a demon the next. (I'm not Muslim. The conversation wasn't addressed to anyone in the vehicle.) Like, I guess I…

That is just how a lot of people are. They could be on the spectrum. They could be talkative. You don’t know them. You have no baseline for their behavior.

Would you say the same if the claim was they were drunk?

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

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Post by starluz »

pa7ch wrote: post #76
ericmcer wrote: post #60

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It must be interesting being an Uber driver right now and literally watching the robots that will replace you driving around with you. This has been a 15+ year process and will probably take a few more years. I don't feel too bad if they didn't manage to pivot in that time period.

You say the term pivot like its a startup founder who has every option in life. You should feel bad for anyone who would struggle for a basic job.

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

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Post by [deleted] »

mdorazio wrote: post #284
holler wrote: post #65

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I had my first waymo ride in Austin recently and it suddenly slowed down to 20mph in 40mph zone for 5+ mins before returning to normal speed. Cars were passing around us and it felt like the car was glitching out, which felt very sketchy.

Are you sure it was actually a 40mph zone in that section? Austin has plenty of school and construction zones with lower speed limits that most drivers completely ignore.

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

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Post by holler »

mdorazio wrote: post #284
holler wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I had my first waymo ride in Austin recently and it suddenly slowed down to 20mph in 40mph zone for 5+ mins before returning to normal speed. Cars were passing around us and it felt like the car was glitching out, which felt very sketchy.

Are you sure it was actually a 40mph zone in that section? Austin has plenty of school and construction zones with lower speed limits that most drivers completely ignore.

Pretty sure but yeah it's possible, either way the traffic was moving fast and we slowed down to the point where it felt unsafe.

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

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Post by mensetmanusman »

tuhgdetzhh wrote: post #227
vinni2 wrote: post #149

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Actually i spoke a uber driver about this and he said he was waiting for cars with FSD available to buy then he could make his car work for him.

If he can create a buisness of operating a fleet of self driving cars fine, but 99% of regular taxi/uber drivers will loose their job.

cleaning 1 car can be a full time job.

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

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Post by kjkjadksj »

6thbit wrote: post #443
kjkjadksj wrote: post #442

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That is just how a lot of people are. They could be on the spectrum. They could be talkative. You don’t know them. You have no baseline for their behavior.

Would you say the same if the claim was they were drunk?

Sure if there was no obvious physical impairment

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

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Post by joeconway »

Austin_Conlon wrote: post #233
vasusen wrote: post #92

I am really excited for this. Once going home with my family via Uber in SFO we realized on the freeway that our driver was high and driving at 80-85 mph. It was a really scary experience and I couldn’t do much about it in the moment.

One time my driver had a TV show playing on their dashboard phone on 101.

I also had someone do this while their Tesla was in self driving mode. When I insisted he turn it off, he said “it’s not about you bro”.

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

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Post by zkmon »

mindstorms6 wrote: post #438
zkmon wrote: post #234

Are they fully self-contained or they need to talk back to internet during the ride?

Driving all happens locally in the onboard computer on the Waymo. The car does maintain internet connectivity - but generally it's used for non-driving scenarios. (traffic info, next pickup drop off, entertainment systems, etc) There are cases where the onboard computer can't make a decision or needs "help" - in which case a support specialist is presented with options the onboard computer needs help deciding between…

That sounds good. Thank you.
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