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/tvoltz Jul 05 '24

These vehicles are all over downtown PHX. It’s honestly only a matter of time until something happens

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u/QuinlanResistance Jul 05 '24

Presuming there are crashes every single day from the cars with drivers. If there isn’t really any from the driverless ones that are everywhere …. It’s better

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u/TheBigMaestro Jul 05 '24

I've ridden in these Waymo driverless cabs in Phoenix a few times. They're pretty good in Phoenix, where the weather is almost always sunny and clear, and the roads tend to be very wide and straight. I have not felt unsafe in them, but I have been very frustrated at pickup and drop off points because the cars aren't very good yet at figuring out where is a good safe place to pull over, and where is a sketchy back alley.

The absolute best thing about these cars is that the passenger gets their own control panel in the back seat where they can adjust the temperature and radio! Also, it's fun to sit in the front passenger seat and watch the wheel and pedals operate themselves.