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> The car is always in control, and its primitive object avoidance routines won't let it crash into a barrier.The car is always in control, and its primitive ob

• Dibes 9y ago
  While I agree, yes it has been proven with Tesla's technology that it could happen, I believe that Waymo would not be so callous as to apply for this permit if it had not 100% proven that its technology would not do something as blatantly bad as that. I could be wrong, but I certainly feel through their various reports and showcases that they have by far and away the best grasp on fully autonomous vehicles. I have yet to read that in their millions of miles of fully autonomous driving there was a crash that was worse than cosmetic damage to either vehicle or caused injury [1]. They also seem ready to take responsibility for any of their mistakes and use them as a learning experience to further improve their technology. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waymo#Crashes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waymo#Crashes
  • buvanshak 9y ago
    > I believe that Waymo would not be so callous as to apply for this permit if it had not 100% proven that its technology would not do something as blatantly bad as that. It it could prove this 100% to itself, it should be able to prove it to the general public and the authorities in a test environment..
• jvolkman 9y ago
  That's not a self driving car. Autopilot is L1 or L2 at best, vs. Waymo's L4. There's a huge gap between the two.