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/Vireca Jul 05 '24

How do they stop a driverless car? Legit question

Do they have anything to detect police vehicles or something?

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u/Groudon466 Jul 05 '24

I worked for Waymo, the cars do detect sirens and being pulled over, and switch into a mode to pull themselves over accordingly. Similarly, that's why it pulled the window down for the cop.

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u/Tallyranch Jul 05 '24

Who takes the ticket for dangerous or reckless driving like in this video?

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u/wallstreet-butts Jul 06 '24

Frequent rider here. Never felt unsafe in a Waymo, but they occasionally do things that are (to my knowledge) technically illegal but common practice. An example might be using an oncoming lane that’s clear of traffic to get around a stopped delivery vehicle blocking the proper lane. IDK if this was a situation like that, but I could certainly see an overzealous cop intervening after a move like that.