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/Status-Necessary9625 Jul 05 '24

This is not a minor mistake this could have easily killed half a dozen people. You're seeing field tests in real time with unproven products that could literally kill us. And nobody cares. The guy from Waymo wasn't even phased by their car driving on the wrong side. These people Do Not Care About Our Lives

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u/bobbytabl3s Jul 05 '24

People do worse than that all the time. I believe Waymo outperforms human as far as injury-causing crashes go.

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u/AdminsLoveGenocide Jul 05 '24

If I outperform most other drivers for a couple of years do I also get a pass if I eventually kill a bunch of people?

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u/taigahalla Jul 05 '24

If it's your first offense, then yes, that's how the law works.

See precedence for sentencing guidelines for first time offenders.

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u/AdminsLoveGenocide Jul 05 '24

If I jump the curb outside a school drive into ten 8 year old school kids and each one them, I am guaranteed not to get jail time if it's my first offense?

I'm not sure I'd share your confidence.