Human drivers keep crashing into Waymos
Waymo's biggest mistakes happened when it stopped in the wrong place.
Last October, Waymo had begun testing its freeway capability, but the company had not yet rolled it out to all vehicles. On a rainy Saturday morning, a routing error caused a Waymo vehicle not qualified for freeway operation to drive onto US 101 just south of the Golden Gate Bridge. Unable...
The narrative presents Waymo's autonomous vehicles as safer than human drivers, supported by data showing fewer injury-causing crashes. However, the analysis also highlights recurring issues with Waymo's cautious behavior, such as stopping in unsafe locations or failing to respond appropriately after collisions. This raises questions about the balance between safety and predictability in autonomous driving algorithms. The lack of transparency from other robotaxi companies and the opacity of the ...
