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> No other company is even close (i.e. 5-10 years behind) to where Waymo is on self driving maturity. Not too hard when you stay inside like three or four citi

• xnx 2y ago
  Better to self drive in some places than no places.
• jwagenet 2y ago
  > good weather I always see this argument but it seems like they did fine through the recent SF storms https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/waymo-robotaxis-storms-20067357.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/waymo-robotaxis-storm... Most of the US has non-freezing weather for most of the year, so aside from avoiding heavy rain, snow, and ice I’m not sure what more you want. > straight roads SF might have mostly straight roads, but it has complicated intersections, bed drivers, cyclists, double parked cars, etc. Waymo would do fine in any major city most of the year under most conditions.
  • nickthegreek 2y ago
    > Waymo would do fine in any major city most of the year under most condition There is no proof of this. I have yet to see these ever ferry passengers in snow, which in case you are unaware, is a common driving condition for many living in North America.
    • jwagenet 2y ago
      I mean, I literally excluded snow from “most conditions” and snow is not common most of the year in major North American cities (and is often plowed quickly).
    • creer 2y ago
      Snow and ice is in favor of vehicles with lots of computing on board - and not the wet kind.
  • lucyjojo 2y ago
    you might want to prefix city with "american".