This isn't the case in 2021. Driving empty streets is pretty easy, and the crazy corner cases that urban density requires is the whole pt of testing in San Fran

This isn't the case in 2021. Driving empty streets is pretty easy, and the crazy corner cases that urban density requires is the whole pt of testing in San Francisco. I think it's more likely that waymo's commercial product in sf will prioritize neighborhoods like the sunset (poor transit connectivity, easy driving).