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

Re:Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in ... by netsharc on Thursday January 29, 2026 @03:30PM (#46816143)

Curiously enough Google could have access to how fast humans usually drive through that street.. if they record people's Google Maps trips, they can show the court that "Look, 80% of Google Maps users drive through here at 30 mph!".

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Re:Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in ... by jerlam on Thursday January 29, 2026 @03:42PM (#46816298)

Google might even know how many drivers aren't obeying the speed limit or slow-rolling through stop signs. I wonder if they already have partnerships with law enforcement to detect areas where the traffic law is more ignored than others.

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Re:Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in ... by Aloisius on Thursday January 29, 2026 @04:26PM (#46816841)

Waymo itself has this as well. They record their drives after all which means they know the speed of the vehicles around them.

They even wrote a blog post about it:

https://waymo.com/blog/2023/07/past-the-limit-studying-how-o...

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