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Re:Waymo to begin testing on San Francisco freeways this week by xnx on Monday August 12, 2024 @10:13PM (#41231502)
I thought this as well, but I think it emerged in an Waymo interview that any weird thing that can happen on city street can also happen on a freeway and the reaction time is lower and the consequences higher on a freeway.
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Re:Waymo to begin testing on San Francisco freeways this week by AlotOfReading on Monday August 12, 2024 @10:53PM (#41231727)
Freeways have some of the same challenges as streets, but not all of them. Treating the environment as if anything can happen at any time is just an "abundance of caution" thing. To use a real example, you don't get people walking up and throwing an egg at the side of your vehicle on controlled access freeways.
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Re:Waymo to begin testing on San Francisco freeways this week by fleb on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @04:21PM (#41239371)
Rocks, not eggs, and top of vehicle, not side:

https://cphpost.dk/2016-08-26/news/more-rocks-being-thrown-f...

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Re:Waymo to begin testing on San Francisco freeways this week by AlotOfReading on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @07:00PM (#41240745)
Yeah, that's a different thing.
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