Waymo's Robotaxis Are Heading to Nashville. Everything to Know About the Self-Driving Service
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/waymos-robotaxis-are-heading-to-nashville-everything-to-know-about-the-self-driving-service/
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pwnicholson@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 335d
I got to ride in one a couple of weeks ago in SFO. Amazing experience. This is the future of transport in America, I'm convinced
danc4498@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 335d
Is there anything notable about it? Like did anything come up where the car had a hard time navigating?
pwnicholson@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 335d
Nothing. I rode several times.
Pedestrians, bad traffic, sketchy lane lines/stripes, etc were all easy. It even allowed a bit before passing over bumpy street tracks like a human driver would.
It veered a bit into a very wide open opposing planner of traffic to give someone unloading his car more space without having to slow down much.
It even briefly double-parked to pick me up when the curb was completely full near my pickup spot - but it did stop at the most open area of curb it could find.
It was really amazing.
danc4498@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 335d
I wonder if this was done as a FU to Musk and the hyperloop.
pwnicholson@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 335d
They've been doing beta testing and driving cars around to learn the roads for more than a year. It's been in the works for a long time.