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with safety drivers = not the same
by asah 5y ago
with safety drivers = not the same
- shkkmo 5y agoNope, they announced driveless bay area testing several weeks back. A recent press release confirms this. [0] Waymo is allowed to test at all hours, in rain and light fog, within a limited geographic area. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28710098 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28710098
- andrewnc 5y agoAnecdata here, but every waymo car I've seen here in SF for the past several weeks (probably 30+ cars) has had a safety driver.
- xeromal 5y agoTesting is different than a permitted taxi service. The permitted taxi service allows them to scale up and charge a profitable fare. In the testing phase, their fares are severely reduce. Cruise can charge full price without a driver, but Waymo only has the permit for a backup driver at full proce.