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I’m speculating here but it’s possible that the waymo vehicle being rear ended is an optimal outcome here. If the waymo vehicle would have otherwise collided wi
by upbeat_general 6y ago
I’m speculating here but it’s possible that the waymo vehicle being rear ended is an optimal outcome here. If the waymo vehicle would have otherwise collided with a car in the intersection it would probably be a much worse crash than a rear end with a low/moderate relative velocity.
- andrewprock 6y agoIt might be locally optimal in the "out of the frying pan, into the fire" sense, but there is no way this is optimal.
- johannes1234321 6y agoIt could be that the Way no car stops earlier or stronger than a human driver. For instance the driver behind them might see "ah cross traffic coming, but the guy before me tries to go through anyways" and suddenly the Way no stops. It is true that laws typically state (i don't know the applicable californian law, but assume) that the driver in the back has to drive in a way that they could always safely stop, but that's not how most people drive, while one drives with expectations on the car ahead.