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Re:Waymo is bringing autonomous, driverless ride-hailing to ... by michelsedgh on Thursday October 16, 2025 @07:17AM (#45604012)
In Los Angeles, it handles it very badly in my experience.
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Re:Waymo is bringing autonomous, driverless ride-hailing to ... by whiplash451 on Thursday October 16, 2025 @07:32AM (#45604110)
Robo-taxis can decide not to travel through these roads (or to only do it under absolute necessity)

I'm also curious to know if Waymo's are allowed to drop you slightly off from the address you specified -- in which case they can drop you at the next corner.

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Re:Waymo is bringing autonomous, driverless ride-hailing to ... by Thorrez on Thursday October 16, 2025 @07:53AM (#45604265)
>I'm also curious to know if Waymo's are allowed to drop you slightly off from the address you specified -- in which case they can drop you at the next corner.

Yes, they do.

>Tell us where you want to go

>Choose your destination and we’ll select the safest spots to pick you up and drop you off.

https://waymo.com/rides/

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Re:Waymo is bringing autonomous, driverless ride-hailing to ... by michelsedgh on Thursday October 16, 2025 @08:25AM (#45604490)
Yes but thats a hack, the issue that it can’t handle those situations is still there and in my experience the car behind me was a waymo that kept trying to center but as soon as it saw cars coming it swerved. It kept going left and right. Unsafe in that situation and scared for people who were coming its way.
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Re:Waymo is bringing autonomous, driverless ride-hailing to ... by n4r9 on Thursday October 16, 2025 @09:10AM (#45604896)
I live in London and have visited and driven in LA. London has more narrow streets. Many, many more.
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