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Re:Waymo now testing its self-driving cars on public roads w... by pmoriarty on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @01:35PM (#15646128)
"So now we have driverless cars effectively classified as emergency ambulances - so assuming the CARNOC is paying attention, they then drive the car to the hospital - and have to have a mechanism to contact said hospital"

They don't necessarily need to drive the person to the hospital. They could just call a real ambulance and wait in place for it.

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Re:Waymo now testing its self-driving cars on public roads w... by macintux on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @03:40PM (#15647358)
Yeah, I suspect the liability issues arising from trying to take the person to the hospital would prove too steep. Ambulance + EMT assistance is a safer bet, even with the initial delay.
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