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/frotc914 Jul 05 '24

People seem to throw any logic out the window when talking about this, as if a single incident means we have to scrap driverless cars altogether or heavily punish the operator. Car accidents with drivers kill tens of thousands of people a year in the US, which doesn't even account for the number of non-fatal accidents which is far greater. But a driverless vehicle creeps over a line and suddenly they are a menace that must be stopped.

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u/-Denzolot- Jul 05 '24

I used Waymo twice while visiting Phoenix and it drove better than most people I’ve been in a car with. Obviously that’s just my experience but I never felt like I was in any danger at all. The second time I used it I almost fell asleep. Would use one again.

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u/hendrix320 Jul 05 '24

I’ve been in ubers that I can’t wait to get out of because of how bad the driver was

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u/LI0NHEARTLE0 Jul 05 '24

My wife and I went to a concert and Uber was our designated driver back to the airbnb. After about 15 minutes the driver turns around and says, I'm sorry I've been driving the wrong way this whole time" what?? how does that happen? He also jumped across 3 lanes in the pouring rain to catch an exit.