Waymo's self-driving car is ready for commercial service in San Francisco

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American roads have so less traffic, anybody with half a brain cell can drive there. If such systems can manage a bumper-bumper traffic in a busy south asian country without infuriating the rest of the 10000 people honking behind you, that would be a proper challenge.

 

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Robotaxis score a huge victory in California with approval to operate 24/7

Californians were divided over the pros and cons of AVs.

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Robotaxis score a huge victory in California with approval to operate 24/7​

 

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American roads have so less traffic, anybody with half a brain cell can drive there. If such systems can manage a bumper-bumper traffic in a busy south asian country without infuriating the rest of the 10000 people honking behind you, that would be a proper challenge.

Maybe south Asian countries should invest in better public transportation and subways so there wouldn't be so much city street congestion. You really need to do something about that.

EV companies do not expect every country on the planet to be able to easily implement FSD cars as well as the US can...especially those obsessed with cramming as much of their population into dense loud urban environments as they can.

Even though we are the 3rd most populous country on the planet. We have managed to create a more sedate driving environment for the majority of the population where full self driving cars should be able to navigate with much better ease.

 

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Maybe south Asian countries should invest in better public transportation and subways so there wouldn't be so much city street congestion. You really need to do something about that.

Easier said than done, eg., India has population density of close to 500, whereas in US it's barely 40. Moreover not many nations can print $$ as if there's no tomorrow. Obviously corruption and wastage of funds is also a concern.

 

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Easier said than done, eg., India has population density of close to 500, whereas in US it's barely 40. Moreover not many nations can print $$ as if there's no tomorrow. Obviously corruption and wastage of funds is also a concern.

just do the China route. Use hard currency to buy foreign goods and use colorful "play money" to pay the locals.

 

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I guess the next models of self driving cars wouldn't need/have steering wheels. So would be more spacious and entertaining. Would be great for long distance travel with large vehicle full comforts of a diner/lounge/sleeper.

 

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I guess the next models of self driving cars wouldn't need/have steering wheels. So would be more spacious and entertaining. Would be great for long distance travel with large vehicle full comforts of a diner/lounge/sleeper.

I'm guessing one of the reasons Teslas are spartan in the front seat is to make it easier to do the conversion. I bet when they have FSD figured out they will start gobbling up used Teslas and rip the steering wheels out.

This looks suspiciously like something that could easily have the steering wheel removed leaving few things robotaxi passengers could break.

 

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American roads have so less traffic, anybody with half a brain cell can drive there. If such systems can manage a bumper-bumper traffic in a busy south asian country without infuriating the rest of the 10000 people honking behind you, that would be a proper challenge.

Have you seen US cities at peak times, I guess not as bad as Indian cities but still bad.

I'm guessing one of the reasons Teslas are spartan in the front seat is to make it easier to do the conversion. I bet when they have FSD figured out they will start gobbling up used Teslas and rip the steering wheels out.

This looks suspiciously like something that could easily have the steering wheel removed leaving few things robotaxi passengers could break.

For DC motors whether it's forward or reverse doesn't matter the torque and performance will be the same, so we can have bi-directional cars as long as wheels at both ends are steerable.

 

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Waymo's self-driving car is ready for commercial service in San Francisco | Entrepreneur

After more than a decade of development, testing and simulation, the company is ready to offer you a self-driving car that can take you to your workplace.

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After more than a decade of development, testing and simulation, the company is ready to offer you a self-driving car that can take you to your workplace.

It's called Waymo and it's about to make history with its self-driving vehicles . The subsidiary of Alphabet (which belongs to Google) has been testing its driverless cars on the streets of San Francisco for almost a year and could soon start operating to offer taxi service in a city with a lot of traffic. It could be the definitive proof that this type of vehicle needs to demonstrate that they can operate without problems in the troubled streets of cities inhabited by hurrying and indecisive humans who drive their own cars, walk the streets or ride bicycles.

Waymo began testing the Jaguar I-Pace in San Francisco in August 2021, offering free services throughout the city to hundreds of volunteers. The vehicles operated with authorization from the city, but it was necessary that there was always a safety driver sitting at the wheel in case of an emergency. According to the company, the trial period has been a success and has allowed it to make small adjustments to guarantee a safe and comfortable experience for its users.

Among the maneuvers learned by autonomous vehicles during this period is being able to get out of a dead end that, according to residents of the area, Waymo studied endlessly on 15th Avenue. As the senior manager Tekedra Mawakana explains in a company blog , the cars are prepared to operate without the safety driver: “Now we are ready to start introducing Waymo Driver in fully autonomous mode, without a specialist behind the wheel, in the city as an important step in our journey towards the implementation of a fully autonomous commercial service. We made this decision after carefully comparing driver performance to our safety assessment methodologies."

Although it has not been determined exactly when autonomous vehicles will start offering their commercial services, the company hopes to have news soon. Tesla with Autopilot and General Motors with Cruise (which also carries out tests in the city of San Francisco) also participate in the race to be the first to offer the service.

According to Waymo, 94% of car accidents are caused by human error. The introduction of autonomous systems promises to dramatically reduce deaths and injuries caused by traffic incidents.

 

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seems they got the explosion and fire correct.