“This is it. We’re dead. We’re going to die right here in the Waymo.”
This combined with another recent article from some insiders at Tesla saying, along the lines, “You couldn’t pay me to let one of these things drive me somewhere.”
And yet I still know people who are just so chuffed about “never having to drive again.”
EDIT: Comments have pointed out that this story is, at best, overblown and semi-fabricated otherwise. Take it with a massive grain of salt. But feel free to discuss self-driving, waymo, etc in the comments!
I thought I remember reading somewhere that Waymos aren’t automated at all and are really just being driven remotely by people in the Philippines.
Found the Article: https://www.techspot.com/news/111233-waymo-admits-autopilot-often-guys-philippines.html
They claim they are just there to intervene in emergencies, but the aggressive way I’ve seen those fucking things drive on surface streets around my place, I don’t doubt they’re driving them 100% of the time.
Spend a little time watching footage of the weird stuff Waymos sometimes do you and you’ll be easily convinced they’re absolutely not being controlled by humans all the time.
Minimum 120ms latency added to the operator’s reaction speed.
.12 seconds at 65MPH is about 115 feet.