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> the car "predicted that [the bus] would yield to us because we were ahead of it." > the bus was only going 15 miles per hour, while the SUV was moving at jus

• cpncrunch 11y ago
  >Watching the video, it looks like Google's plan was to jump out in front of the bus and cut it off It doesn't look like it even did that. It's just barely moving, and it's debatable whether the bus driver even saw it actually moving. If I was the driver behind, I would assume the the SUV was just signalling to move out, but was going to wait for me to pass. If I was passing in a car then obviously I would take evasive action, but the bus driver likely never even noticed. It looks like google's car logic is slightly flawed. The car should either make a decisive move, or stay put. Creeping into a lane of faster moving traffic at 2mph is a somewhat ridiculous plan of action.
• jlarocco 11y ago
  Yeah, I've been wondering this. My understanding is that the bus 100% had the right of way and wasn't making any moves that would indicate he was going to let the car in. I don't see how the car (and it's driver) assumed they could cut in. I bike every where, and it's pretty scary to think of what other "assumptions" the Google cars may be making. I doubt the bus got more than a scratch, but a biker or motorcyclist in that situation could easily have deflected into other traffic and been killed.