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Anyone ever tried a self driving car ride yet?
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Wow some people may ditch their car for these prices!
www.businessinsider.com
Waymo One passengers reveal what it's really like to ride in Alphabet's self-driving taxis
Together, the two riders that talked to Business Insider have taken well over 100 rides.
www.businessinsider.com
I will be scared to drive in such a car.
I trust my reflexes more than artificial intelligence
I trust my reflexes more than artificial intelligence
Agreed, I won’t be riding in a driverless car any time soon.
Putting my Acura TLX on cruise control and letting lane assist control the wheel, has been the closet I experienced to a self driving car. And it was awesome the first several times. I can't imagine what a Tesla feels like.
I live in a certain Silicon Valley city and there are likely 20+ companies who are testing autonomous vehicles in my town.
It should be explicitly pointed out that each service has a different track record on safety. The big one -- Waymo -- (a Google/Alphabet subsidiary) actually has a great track record. The overall fleet safety record is far better than that of human drivers, and even more so compared to young drivers (ages 16-24).
Autonomous Waymo vehicles are far safer than your random 19-year old. Hell, based on the crazy antics I've seen from rideshare drivers, I'd rather step into a Waymo vehicle than your average Uber/Lyft/etc. car. Half of those drivers are more focused on pleasant small talk or driving extra fast to reach your destination quicker (so you'll give them a good rating) than driving safely.
An autonomous car system doesn't care about whether or not you "like" them.
As a pedestrian, I'm far more wary of the average human driver who may be looking at their smartphone while stopped at an intersection more than whether or not there's a human in a crosswalk.
At least the autonomous cars are pretty obvious with all of their protuberances and sensors (and sometimes large decals advertising the operator).
It should be explicitly pointed out that each service has a different track record on safety. The big one -- Waymo -- (a Google/Alphabet subsidiary) actually has a great track record. The overall fleet safety record is far better than that of human drivers, and even more so compared to young drivers (ages 16-24).
Autonomous Waymo vehicles are far safer than your random 19-year old. Hell, based on the crazy antics I've seen from rideshare drivers, I'd rather step into a Waymo vehicle than your average Uber/Lyft/etc. car. Half of those drivers are more focused on pleasant small talk or driving extra fast to reach your destination quicker (so you'll give them a good rating) than driving safely.
An autonomous car system doesn't care about whether or not you "like" them.
As a pedestrian, I'm far more wary of the average human driver who may be looking at their smartphone while stopped at an intersection more than whether or not there's a human in a crosswalk.
At least the autonomous cars are pretty obvious with all of their protuberances and sensors (and sometimes large decals advertising the operator).
