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> What's your suggestion here? That garbage trucks don't pick up on streets without two lanes in each direction? Maybe they don't block the travel lane for ext
by flutas 4y ago
> What's your suggestion here? That garbage trucks don't pick up on streets without two lanes in each direction?
Maybe they don't block the travel lane for extended periods, just like any regular person is expected to not do.
The article is basically saying "it's ok for the human driven car to do, but not the self driving car."
- anyfoo 4y agoGarbage trucks (the article mentions the operator was working) and other service vehicles, including school busses, are expected to block travel lanes for extended periods and time, and humans are usually able to understand the situation and react accordingly in emergency situations.
- rurp 4y agoSuppose the travel lane had been blocked by any other obstacle, say some large object fell into the road. The Cruise car would have failed in the exact same way, there just wouldn't be an extra human in the loop to blame.
- mint2 4y agoNot familiar with sf or cities? Cars, delivery trucks, garbages trucks often stop in traffic lane for loading/unloading because there is literally nowhere else to stop. It’s annoying but expected and understandable. If they do that prior to sirens showing up there is no issue. They can’t predict the future.