IIRC it’s they use a combination of general rules and additional specific cases - usually where the road layout has previous caused a problem - which causes the vehicle to call in a human remote oper… (View Post)

{The ghost of Richard Nixon to the red courtesy phone. The ghost of Richard Nixon to the red courtesy phone. Thank you} (View Post)

The way that Waymo worked in each area they expanded into was - 1) Try out the vehicles with drivers 2) When they had logged enough miles/per driver intervention, the remote option was used. 3) As th… (View Post)

As a driving instructor will tell you, driving at 20mph, persistently in 30mph zone, will get you failed on your test. (View Post)

a It’s fairly unsurprising in a way. The founders of Waymo stated, upfront, that the only way they thought autonomous vehicles would be allowed was by demonstrating a clear improvement in safety. The… (View Post)