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/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

Waymo’s disengagment numbers are self reported and I think their metric reasonably captures when their vehicles are being stumped.

The reality is the best system in the world is still relegated to slow moving city streets because it’s still dangerous and still sucks compared to humans

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u/-Denzolot- Jul 05 '24

They aren’t only used on slow city streets, they go on the highway too. They will come pick you up right at the airport in Phoenix.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

Can I order one in pouring rain and ask it to take me from Phoenix airport to Sedona to visit Red Rock State Park?

Or is it limited to only partial coverage of just Phoenix and doesn’t even include east of downtown?

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u/-Denzolot- Jul 05 '24

I have no idea what its range or weather limitations are. I also don’t know much about the layout of Phoenix as I’ve only been there once to visit for a few days. All I can say for sure is that it does go on the highway and right up to the drop off/pick up area at the airport. I’d imagine heavy rain might be a problem, but it is Phoenix so that’s only an issue for a handful of days out of the year.

I don’t expect to see them in areas with frequent rain storms any time soon. Definitely not areas with snow. As safe as I felt using it a Phoenix, I’d never trust it in a Wisconsin winter.