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Waymo is unbearably slow. It’s basically Uber, but the driver is your grandma that is fine waiting several minutes to make a left turn “just to be safe.”
by nostromo 5y ago
Waymo is unbearably slow.
It’s basically Uber, but the driver is your grandma that is fine waiting several minutes to make a left turn “just to be safe.”
- 37ef_ced3 5y agoWhat is the benefit of self driving taxis versus human taxi drivers with safety assist (collision mitigation braking, and forward-collision warning, etc.)? Is the benefit of self-driving taxis purely cost reduction? You can pay less and have an artificial intelligence drive you, or pay more and have a human (non-artificial intelligence) drive you? How much cheaper will the self-driving taxis be?
- 37ef_ced3 5y agoWhy not answer my question, instead of voting me down? If you can't answer my question, maybe the Emperor isn't wearing any clothes.
- raman162 5y agoI do think the initial question if phrased specifically around safety is an interesting one. This may be the optimist nerd in me but I believe that computers will eventually (if not already) be safer than humans when driving. I think it's too easy for us to become distracted and make mistakes, while a self driving car has 360 vision and can see through opaque objects. If one were to argue that a safety assist system should be capable of correcting all mistakes then I think the car is just basically self-driving at that point. Apart from costs, I think removing the need for attention on the road and other drivers is a benefit for self driving cars, you can spend time engaging loved ones or whatever pleases you.
- erik_seaberg 5y agoThere's a limited number of drivers and they are competing for the most profitable trips at busy times. A self driving fleet can cover a larger area 24/7 because they don't mind parking for hours until the next fare.
- riffic 5y agoyou're in an air-conditioned box. relax.