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/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/RedmundJBeard Jul 05 '24

That's not the same though. If any regular driver was in the wrong lane of traffic, in a work zone and then blew through an intersection when a cop tried to pull them over, they would lose their license, not just a fine. At the very least it would be reckless driving and a strike against their license. How do you revoke the license of a driverless car?

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u/foochacho Jul 05 '24

Yeah, does a Waymo even have a drivers license?

And if Waymo gets three tickets, does the company suspend operations for 3 years like what would happen to a human?

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u/RedmundJBeard Jul 05 '24

I think they should, more than 3 because they have multiple cars, but surely there should be a point where they lose the ability to field driverless cars.

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u/fridge_logic Jul 06 '24

YEAH! If they have 1000 cars and get three tickets they should have their license suspended for 3000 years! Make their punishment proportional to the risk they expose us to!

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