Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica

Re:Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in ... by recursive on Thursday January 29, 2026 @12:25PM (#46813298)

I don't know the implementation details, but success would be not hitting pedestrians. You have some interesting ideas on how to achieve that but there might be other ways, I don't know.

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Re:Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in ... by gruez on Thursday January 29, 2026 @01:42PM (#46814526)

>I don't know the implementation details, but success would be not hitting pedestrians.

So by that logic, if we cured cancer but the treatment came with terrible side effects it wouldn't be considered a "success"? Does everything have to perfect to be a success?

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Re:Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in ... by recursive on Thursday January 29, 2026 @01:51PM (#46814662)

If you clearly define your goals in advance, then you can make success whatever you want. What are Waymo's goals?

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Re:Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in ... by gruez on Thursday January 29, 2026 @02:13PM (#46815027)

Something tells me it wasn't 0 accidents, given that it's impossible.

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Re:Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in ... by recursive on Thursday January 29, 2026 @04:45PM (#46817101)

I guess we'll never know.

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Re:Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in ... by Dylan16807 on Friday January 30, 2026 @12:55AM (#46821011)

The raw corporate goals? Safe enough to be allowed on roads.

The less cynical set of goals would be safer than the mean human, then safer than the median human, then safer every year indefinitely.

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