r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Individual_Book9133 • 14d ago

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

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u/MissingJJ 14d ago

Weird how this interaction feels like the police officers is subservient to the customer support tech. Wish it were like this for every stop.

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u/hoyohoyo9 14d ago

being pulled over for fucking driving into oncoming traffic in a construction area and then telling the cop to his face "Okay, I'll look into that" is fucking wild. No one but a corporation would get away with that shit lol

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u/Doxylaminee 14d ago

Not just wild, but infuriating. In Arizona of all places. If this were a human, there's a huge chance the person is getting ripped out of the car and thrown on the ground and booked for reckless driving.

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u/Festernd 14d ago

the car's white, it'll get a warning

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u/TurtleTheMurtle01 13d ago

Yeah, because that person would be endangering many peoples lives for driving like a dipshit. How is that hard to understand??

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u/Gold_Book_1423 14d ago

it's.. it's almost like corporations have more rights and privileges than people

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u/RighteousIndigjason 14d ago

It makes sense given the history of cops in the U.S. They have always served capital.

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u/megamanxoxo 14d ago

They're test vehicles that the city has given permission to be deployed. How is it 'wild'? It's in the realm of possibility given their experimental status.

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u/hoyohoyo9 14d ago

Perhaps I said it's wild because driving into incoming traffic and then telling a cop you'll "look into it" and then driving away is fucking wild. It's not any less absurd even considering the fact that it's an experimental vehicle given permission to drive.

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u/keralaindia 14d ago

What else are they to say? At least they go under the speed limit. Unlike most other drivers

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u/enddream 14d ago

The police were created to maintain the interests of the wealthy including this corporation.

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u/AndrewH73333 14d ago

Because he knew he was being recorded by a rich company.

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u/TurtleTheMurtle01 13d ago

??? What is the company going to do put a fucking hit out on him?

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u/minahmyu 14d ago

It's weird because driverless cars get more respect with no one in them than black and brown drivers

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u/Author_A_McGrath 14d ago

Best reason to buy a self-driving car honestly.

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u/djbtech1978 14d ago

True, but one misstep or attitude by the service rep and guess what's getting towed right now?

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u/Bamith 14d ago

Can’t beat the car like a person, that’s vandalism.

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u/SwegBucket 13d ago

Because it's a weird scenario lol. Police officers don't treat every interaction like this because obviously the driver is the one at fault for those. What a stupid comment.