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took two waymo rides in SF and two nightmare cab rides in SF and memphis in the last couple of days. one waymo was perfect, the other ran a red light then stop

took two waymo rides in SF and two nightmare cab rides in SF and memphis in the last couple of days. one waymo was perfect, the other ran a red light then stopped in the intersection diagonally across two lanes of traffic until the light turned green. didn't endanger anyone but felt awkward! on the cab ride to SFO my driver kept falling asleep and veering into the next lane, i tried talking with him to keep him awake but it was clear he'd been driving all morning and was exhausted. the cab ride from memphis international was interesting, the cab was falling apart, driver was nice but he tried to convert me to christianity for the last ten minutes of the ride. the waymos will end up safer but totally devoid of character.

ddalex 2y ago
My AIs have no character, I demand my Roomba show a little passion when cleaning.
- d3nj4l 2y ago
  You joke but that would go so hard. Like DJ Roomba from Parks and Rec.
- datadrivenangel 2y ago
  Ghosts in the machine aren't real, which is a shame, so we should fix that!
teleforce 2y ago
From my (hopefully) neutral point of view I think Waymo running a red traffic light is the worst of all and most likely will end up in a disaster. For huge metropolitan cities for examples London, Istanbul, Delhi, Tokyo, Jakarta or Sao Paulo running a red traffic with a car can most probably cause fatal accidents. I am now more than convinced that level 5 autonomous driving cannot be achieved in my lifetime, and much better efforts should be better directed toward non-invasive highly accurate early detection of high mortality diseases like CVDs and efforts for properly mitigating climate changes.
darepublic 2y ago
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a_c_s 2y ago
The possibility of "character" is always my biggest dread when getting into a taxi or an Uber. I just want to get from point A to point B without having to make small talk or delicately navigate a political discussion with a stranger. A stranger who both controls the vehicle and, in the case of Uber/Lyft, will be giving me a rating at the end of the ride.

ddalex 2y ago

My AIs have no character, I demand my Roomba show a little passion when cleaning.

d3nj4l 2y ago
You joke but that would go so hard. Like DJ Roomba from Parks and Rec.
datadrivenangel 2y ago
Ghosts in the machine aren't real, which is a shame, so we should fix that!

teleforce 2y ago

From my (hopefully) neutral point of view I think Waymo running a red traffic light is the worst of all and most likely will end up in a disaster. For huge metropolitan cities for examples London, Istanbul, Delhi, Tokyo, Jakarta or Sao Paulo running a red traffic with a car can most probably cause fatal accidents. I am now more than convinced that level 5 autonomous driving cannot be achieved in my lifetime, and much better efforts should be better directed toward non-invasive highly accurate early detection of high mortality diseases like CVDs and efforts for properly mitigating climate changes.

darepublic 2y ago

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a_c_s 2y ago

The possibility of "character" is always my biggest dread when getting into a taxi or an Uber. I just want to get from point A to point B without having to make small talk or delicately navigate a political discussion with a stranger. A stranger who both controls the vehicle and, in the case of Uber/Lyft, will be giving me a rating at the end of the ride.