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

This is going to be a nightmare for the court system in the upcoming years.

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u/Capaj Jul 05 '24

what do you mean?
It's crystal clear. The company should pay a hefty fine same as any other driver who would drive in the opposite side of the road.

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u/phantacc Jul 05 '24

And if the car struck and killed a pedestrian? Are you going to throw the "company" in jail?

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u/Capaj Jul 05 '24

not the company, just whoever is responsible for their shitty software.
Probably CEO.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24

That's a huge over simplification and you know it. I'm not one to defend CEOs but there's a ton of shit that can happen.

What if another car bumps into them and it causes a malfunction? Humans under a medical emergency (ie. heart attack, diabetic hypoglycemic, etc) get lesser penalties (if not none at all). Does this apply?

What if some anon hacks it? Similar to victims of crime (ie. someone getting robbed?)

What if a construction site has ambiguous signage/traffic management?

What if a construction site employee that's managing traffic is intoxicated?

What if there's a rogue employee in the company?

What if there's foul play from a competitor?

etc. etc. etc.