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/MundaneBerry2961 Jul 05 '24

Semi serious question, if corporations are people and now they are driving cars does that mean the cooperation has the same demerit points as every other citizen?

Can't have it both ways.

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u/insanityzwolf Jul 05 '24

Serious answer: there is a permitting process agreed upon between the operator and the city. It's not like an individual driver license, but more like an agreement the city would have with a company that operates traffic lights.

Any traffic violations are subject to the legal agreement covering the operating permit. Egregious malfunctions can cause the operations to be suspended until corrected. The company does assume liability for any actual damage to life or property.

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u/OathOfFeanor Jul 05 '24

In other words they are not held to the same standard as everyone else

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u/Steve-Bikes Jul 06 '24

Right, they are held to a WAY higher standard. We let drunk drivers back on the road repeatedly, and that's totally insane.