40,918 karma · joined June 16, 2019
Tel Aviv, Israel / St. Charles, Missouri
> The young pedestrian “suddenly entered the roadway from behind a tall SUV, moving directly into our vehicle’s path,” the company said in its blog post. Waymo said its vehicle “immediately detected the individual as soon as they began to emerge from behind the stopped vehicle.”
BUT! As a human driver, I avoid driving near the schools when school's letting out. There's a high school on my way home and kids saunter and jaywalk across the street, and they're all 'too cool' to press the button that turns on the blinking crosswalk. So I go a block out of my way to bypass the whole school area when I'm heading home that way.
Waymos should use the same rationale. If you can avoid going past a school zone when kids are likely to be there, do it!
> Musk also announced the end of production for its Model S and Model X higher end vehicles, which have seen sluggish sales compared with its other EVs. Tesla will use the Model S and X factory space in Fremont, Calif., to manufacture Optimus robots, Musk said.
I'm a longtime Microsoft fanboy, but even I wait a couple of weeks before updating anything, unless there's an actual problem I need the fix for.
It's not your fault. It's California's fault for tolerating a culture of criminality.
Well then, this isn't the car for you. For many other people the safety features are important. I wouldn't mind if every car had a camera that made sure the driver was paying attention and didn't fall asleep.
Of course, I don't trust it as much as I trust Waymo's system, and I'm very careful when using it in rain or fog...