Re:Waymo announces Miami as its next ride hailing city
by dyauspitr on Friday December 06, 2024 @02:44PM
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But they’re narrow, all the slopes, parking on the street, pedestrians and construction make it challenging I think.
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Re:Waymo announces Miami as its next ride hailing city
by IshKebab on Friday December 06, 2024 @05:39PM
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They aren't narrow! Slopes don't really add to driving difficulty. Based on what I saw parking on the street generally didn't actually block any lanes - they're mostly designated bays.
I just went to a random location - I promise it's not cherry picked - on streetview:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/5u8BGVgYSnLz9kj39?g_st=ac
How easy is that? I have absolutely no idea how it's going to deal with actual parking on the street like this
https://maps.app.goo.gl/UMwkJau85gMG4txG9?g_st=ac
That's a 2-way road. Quite annoying but pretty common in the UK.
Don't get me wrong - they've absolutely done the right thing by starting in the easiest possible places (Tesla's plan is ridiculous in comparison). I just think it will still be at least another decade before they come to more difficult driving locations.