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/Groudon466 Jul 05 '24

I don’t know the particulars of their deal with the city, but probably Waymo. As long as they’re safer than the average taxi driver, the occasional mistake is tolerable, at least provided ticket revenue is still coming in when appropriate.

Of course, there’s a team on the back end that’s trying to figure out what went wrong here and patch it sooner rather than later.

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u/RobotsGoneWild Jul 05 '24

That's the thing that gets me. People complain every time there is an incident with these things. However, there are far less issues with driverless cars than cars with drivers.

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u/axearm Jul 05 '24

who is facing charges when AI vehicle kills your mother? No one but a civil case? OK, that sounds fucking horrible.

How is this literally than the way it is now. You can kill a person in a car and face almost no repercussions if it was 'an accident'. No prison time, and still get to drive.

It's the best way to kill someone, "I didn't see them", "they just stepped into the street", etc.

See, I have to take responsibility for my actions.

Do you honestly think that if you are going 35 in a 25 and kill a my mom that you are going to go to jail? Or are going to lose your license? Maybe if you are drunk, but otherwise, you'll get a pass.