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Re:Waymo One is now open to everyone in San Francisco by linearrust on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @08:23PM (#40795203)
> So smooth they apparently opt to blow red lights instead of stopping abruptly.

Surprised traffic lights aren't updated to communicate with cars directly. Why not have traffic lights broadcast 'stop' message along with turning red?

I suspect traffic lights, roads and cities will have to be updated to work with driverless cars.

Re:Waymo One is now open to everyone in San Francisco by barbariangrunge on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @09:05PM (#40795428)
It does. It uses a specific band on the electro magnetic spectrum commonly supported by most receivers
Re:Waymo One is now open to everyone in San Francisco by jazzyjackson on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @11:34PM (#40796150)
hm? Are you mixed up with Transit Signal Priority where Muni can request the light stay green a little longer?

I've never heard of the lights transmitting their timing

This article from SFMTA erroneously states that the busses use "GPS to communicate with the traffic signal", lol, what is the actual band used ?

https://www.sfmta.com/blog/green-lights-muni

Re:Waymo One is now open to everyone in San Francisco by nmeofthestate on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @12:41AM (#40796442)
I think the commenter was alluding to the 430 terahertz band.
Re:Waymo One is now open to everyone in San Francisco by kajecounterhack on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @12:22AM (#40796361)
SF traffic lights do not.
Re:Waymo One is now open to everyone in San Francisco by dekhn on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @10:40AM (#40800655)
Of course they do. A specially trained human can even visualize those signals.
Re:Waymo One is now open to everyone in San Francisco by kajecounterhack on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @12:03PM (#40801502)
Lol I missed the joke.
Re:Waymo One is now open to everyone in San Francisco by a_c_s on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @09:18AM (#40799702)
Why? That would be expensive and the cars are designed to understand the lights as they are.