Cruise is running an autonomous ride hailing service for employees in SF

Re:Cruise is running an autonomous ride hailing service for ... by vm on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @01:24PM (#14960115)

I've seen ~10 Cruise cars around Mission Dolores and Soma in SF. 100% of the time the driver has his hands on the wheel and appears to be making the turns himself. I'm skeptical of how automated this service actually is.

Maybe those are training runs or the drivers are letting the wheel guide them.

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Re:Cruise is running an autonomous ride hailing service for ... by adrianmacneil on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @04:10PM (#14961998)

Our drivers always keep their hands on the steering wheel, even while in autonomous mode. There isn't really any way you could tell externally whether the car is engaged or not, other than some of the nuances of our driving behavior.

Source: I work at Cruise

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Re:Cruise is running an autonomous ride hailing service for ... by azundo on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @04:02PM (#14961930)

I believe current regulations require the test driver to have her or his hands on the wheel at all times so that's not a good indication of whether or not the car is driving autonomously.

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Re:Cruise is running an autonomous ride hailing service for ... by shadykiller on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @02:30PM (#14960971)

I have made the same observation in SOMA area. Not even once I saw the car being driven autonomously

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Re:Cruise is running an autonomous ride hailing service for ... by ask_hn_54321 on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @03:02PM (#14961325)

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