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> Someone had programmed the waymo to always be in the right lane on the highway. That's how traffic laws work on highways in most of the world for safety reas
by epolanski 5mo ago
> Someone had programmed the waymo to always be in the right lane on the highway.
That's how traffic laws work on highways in most of the world for safety reasons.
California vehicle code has similar indications, albeit going slower on the central or left lanes is not prohibited, and indicates that slower traffic should keep right, so it seems normal that a Waymo would try to keep right lane.
- gblargg 5mo agoIt shouldn't be crossing solid white lines as a matter of routine.
- SR2Z 5mo agoIt has to. Not every solid white line is sensibly painted, especially if it's on an old road.
- ThePowerOfFuet 5mo agoIn many parts of Europe, a solid white line is legally equivalent to a brick wall and absolutely must not be crossed.
- SR2Z 5mo agoYes, but Waymo doesn't run in Europe and it will probably take a decade of negotiations with local cabbies before they are allowed to drive there. I would be SHOCKED if there was nowhere in Europe where painted road markings make navigation legally impossible. There are a lot of roads and not that many painters.
- SR2Z 5mo agoThe real problem is that Waymo has to drive the speed limit. Human drivers move left if they're gonna be on the highway for a while so that they don't have to keep braking and accelerating for merging traffic. They will speed a little bit if they have to, which means that it's common for all but the right lane to not be OK for a Waymo going the speed limit. Obviously this then leads to a subpar ride.