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I've seen ~10 Cruise cars around Mission Dolores and Soma in SF. 100% of the time the driver has his hands on the wheel and appears to be making the turns himse
by vm 9y ago
I've seen ~10 Cruise cars around Mission Dolores and Soma in SF. 100% of the time the driver has his hands on the wheel and appears to be making the turns himself. I'm skeptical of how automated this service actually is.
Maybe those are training runs or the drivers are letting the wheel guide them.
- shadykiller 9y agoI have made the same observation in SOMA area. Not even once I saw the car being driven autonomously
- ask_hn_54321 9y ago[Deleted]
- azundo 9y agoI believe current regulations require the test driver to have her or his hands on the wheel at all times so that's not a good indication of whether or not the car is driving autonomously.
- adrianmacneil 9y agoOur drivers always keep their hands on the steering wheel, even while in autonomous mode. There isn't really any way you could tell externally whether the car is engaged or not, other than some of the nuances of our driving behavior. Source: I work at Cruise