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Disclosure: I work for Waymo. > There was a collision on Geary Boulevard where a Waymo vehicle detected a speeding car during a left turn and stopped, rather t
by boulos 4y ago
Disclosure: I work for Waymo.
> There was a collision on Geary Boulevard where a Waymo vehicle detected a speeding car during a left turn and stopped, rather than accelerating to escape. That's their worse accident so far, and the other driver was at fault.
You're thinking of Cruise.
- Animats 4y agoRight, that was Cruise.[1] The most common single problem with serious autonomous vehicles right now is being rear-ended by human vehicles while cautiously entering intersections. The usual sequence of events is, autonomous vehicle approaches intersection where the view of the cross street is obstructed, autonomous vehicle starts to enter intersection, detects cross traffic, stops, and is rear-ended. There are dozens of those in the California DMV reports. This will probably get better as more vehicles get automatic radar-controlled braking, which is good at preventing low-speed rear-ending. [1] https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/file/cruise_060322-pdf/ https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/file/cruise_060322-pdf/
- Animats 4y agoPossible solution: when an self-driving car is entering a situation where it is likely to stop suddenly, and it is being followed too closely, flash the brake lights rapidly, even though moving forward.
- ianai 4y agoProblem should eventually solve itself when people realize tailgating is illegal and automated cars have them on recorded cameras. Just enforce the already existing laws against wreckless, dangerous driving.