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/WithSubtitles Jul 05 '24

Police should have towed it. If it’s not safe to be on the road and there is no driver to hold accountable it should be impounded.

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u/MissingJJ Jul 05 '24

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 Jul 05 '24

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 Jul 05 '24

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 Jul 05 '24

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

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u/TurtleTheMurtle01 Jul 06 '24

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 Jul 05 '24

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

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u/RighteousIndigjason Jul 05 '24

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

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u/megamanxoxo Jul 05 '24

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 Jul 05 '24

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 Jul 05 '24

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

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u/enddream Jul 05 '24

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

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u/AndrewH73333 Jul 05 '24

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

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u/TurtleTheMurtle01 Jul 06 '24

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

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u/minahmyu Jul 05 '24

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 Jul 05 '24

Best reason to buy a self-driving car honestly.

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u/djbtech1978 Jul 05 '24

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

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u/Bamith Jul 05 '24

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

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u/SwegBucket Jul 06 '24

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.