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Re:California Approves Waymo Expansion to Los Angeles and SF... by iaseiadit on Friday March 01, 2024 @08:19PM (#39568889)
I usually have a good experience, but just in the last few weeks it’s been bad:

- Driver started watching TikTok videos on his dashboard-mounted phone while driving

- Driver going way over the speed limit in stormy weather

- A driver was clearly sick, coughing and sniffling and sneezing the whole ride

- Got in a car and it reeked of marijuana

- Got in a car and it reeked of BO

At this point I’d probably prefer a robot driver.

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Re:California Approves Waymo Expansion to Los Angeles and SF... by sowbug on Friday March 01, 2024 @08:26PM (#39568929)
Some of these will still happen, even in a self-driving car, because of prior passengers. In fact they might be more of a problem because passengers won't have another human in the car inhibiting their impolite or gross behavior.

I look forward to Snow Crash's self-cleaning public restrooms.

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Re:California Approves Waymo Expansion to Los Angeles and SF... by NewJazz on Saturday March 02, 2024 @10:57AM (#39573368)
Pretty sure you get filmed while you are in the car so smoking is going to be a challenge.
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