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Waymo starts offering autonomous rides in San Francisco

• deleted 5y ago
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• OJFord 5y ago
  I had no idea it was available anywhere to just anyone, and without a backup driver in the driver seat. It still isn't to me in the UK, but really cool to see, it's a lot further along (especially in terms of regulation/being allowed) than I realised. Couple of articles deep from the submission, blogger taking one for a ride (alone, in the back seat) in Arizona: https://www.youtube.com/embed/zdKCQKBvH-A https://www.youtube.com/embed/zdKCQKBvH-A
  • oppositelock 5y ago
    There is a backup driver, in an operations center, via data uplink. When the car is confused, it asks for human help. It's more of a system to help with decision making and perception than to drive the car by remote.
    • saalweachter 5y ago
      Is the backup driver expected to intervene in "urgent" situations ("What's this thing on the road in front of me? Should I stop?") or just in "confusing" situations ("I'm stuck behind a vehicle, should I drive around it?")?
• willvarfar 5y ago
  Currently top on HN. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28290765 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28290765
  • SevenSigs 5y ago
    currently #21
  • OJFord 5y ago
    This was posted (just a few mins) earlier, so it's hardly the submitter's fault.
• dcoo 5y ago
  I love how they still buckle the seat belt across the empty front seat.