Waymo drives through sinkhole in San Francisco during storm [video]

Imagine being an unsuspecting passenger in a taxi cab as it goes straight into a pedestrian at full speed. That possibility alone gives me pause to ever let anyone else drive me around.

Cab drivers have an incentive to not cause accidents (I.e., legal liability and loss of licensure etc), but so do Waymos. The difference being that each cab driver makes their own judgment calls whereas the waymo fleet should be the same training set. I’m sure you’ve experienced a wide, wide variety of safety levels from hired drivers; I know I have.

From the headline, I had expected to see a vehicle coming to an abrupt stop while partially submerged, perhaps with its rear wheels in the air! This must have been a slow news day.