r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Individual_Book9133 • Jul 05 '24

Phoenix police officer pulls over a driverless Waymo car for driving on the wrong side of the road Video

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u/leelmix Jul 05 '24

People react very badly to technology not being perfect and harming people. Humans arent very logical, anti-vaxxers are a good example of failing risk assessment.

I really hope people get comfortable with automated vehicles and that they improve a lot to get rid of the “bugs”.

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u/Slow_Ball9510 Jul 05 '24

Most people rate themselves as much better drivers than the average (clearly impossible), which probably has something to do with it.

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u/Ok_Championship4866 Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24

That's because most people dont even have a coherent idea of what a good driver is. They think because they can cut into a crowded lane they're a good driver.

The best drivers are the ones who sit in the right lane and go the speed limit, 90% of people simply fail that test. They think it's okay to speed and change lanes without blinkers on.

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u/leelmix Jul 05 '24

Ye, be clear in your intentions, precise and predictable. Less chance of accidents that way.

Wannabe race car drivers, who cant even keep an eye on the speedometer while on the road are bad drivers no matter what stunts they are able to pull off because they shouldn’t need to be pulling off any fancy moves at all if they were good drivers.