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Waymo trains its cars to NOT stop at crosswalks

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Waymo trains its cars to NOT stop at crosswalks

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Fuck CarsEnglish • 5 days ago

Wapo journalist verifies that robotaxis fail to stop for pedestrians in marked crosswalk 7 out of 10 times. Waymo admitted that it follows “social norms” rather than laws.

The reason is likely to compete with Uber, 🤦

Wapo article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/30/waymo-pedestrians-robotaxi-crosswalks/

Cross-posted from: https://mastodon.uno/users/rivoluzioneurbanamobilita/statuses/113746178244368036

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You can use that logic to say it would be difficult to do the right thing for all cases, but we can start with the ideal case.

For a clearly marked crosswalk with a pedestrian in the street, stop

For a pedestrian in the street, stop.

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