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Re:Self-driving Waymos secure final clearance for expansion ... by SheinhardtWigCo on Friday June 21, 2024 @03:06PM (#40752622)
They kinda did that - they were operating in the suburbs around Phoenix AZ for years before launching in SF.

Not operating in difficult areas would slow them down because progress in this domain is bound by the breadth of edge cases encountered in the wild.

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Re:Self-driving Waymos secure final clearance for expansion ... by AlotOfReading on Friday June 21, 2024 @10:07PM (#40755594)
There was actually an autonomous vehicle company focused specifically on retirement communities called voyage. They were acqui-hired by Cruise several years ago and the project shut down because there was no real viability.
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