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I knew it. I suspected the Waymo cars were literally driving on eggshells. They’ve been peddling that these Level 5 Waymo cars were just around the corner. Bu

I knew it. I suspected the Waymo cars were literally driving on eggshells. They’ve been peddling that these Level 5 Waymo cars were just around the corner. But they refused to disclose how the cars actually worked, and kept saying that their black box is so mysterious, that their scientists themselves couldn’t understand it, so there was no point in having the rest of us, mere mortals, try to understand it. Lies. We are a long ways away from being able to trust a robotic car with our lives. But to their credit, at least they realize that requiring a human to take over vehicle controls in a microsecond, is unrealistic. Ahem! Looking at another car company that thinks this is acceptable.

Piskvorrr 7y ago
Of course we're 5 years from L5. Always have been, since the 1970 lane-keeping Mercedes. You just need to understand that this is a codeword for "we have no idea what interesting and hard problem pops up next week, this research is SO EXCITING!" If you are expecting actual L5, in production, five years from any given date...you're gonna have a bad time.
michaelbuckbee 7y ago
Whether or not Waymo has been sufficiently forthcoming about how their tech works or not is subjective. Objectively though they have started performing rides with no drivers in AZ. https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/9/21000085/waymo-fully-driverless-car-self-driving-ride-hail-service-phoenix-arizona https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/9/21000085/waymo-fully-driv...
Fricken 7y ago
Waymo has only ever peddled level 4 vehicles.