I used to work there, and I’m in the same boat as [email protected]. I’ve got over 10k miles behind the wheel (most from the early days when the software sometimes felt like it was actively trying to kill you) and even with all the stupid shit they still do, I trust it more than 95% of the people on the road. It doesn’t have an ego and drive angry, it doesn’t get distracted by a phone, etc.
Granted, driving near them can be rough, as they’re programmed to follow the laws. And since most people don’t, it can be a bit jarring as it’s not what you expect from other cars.
Because I’ve been on over 50 rides totalling nearly 1000 miles, so I know what to expect. They’re very consistent and very cautious; the radar sees everything (you can see what it sees on a screen), even once avoided an accident I would have never seen coming.
Like I said, the kinks have to be worked out, but they’re still 10x safer than any human driver IMO. I’ll take a Waymo any day over an Uber/Lyft driver. The best part is you don’t have to tip! Hell, you don’t even have to talk to anybody, because there’s nobody to talk to! All of my rides are blissfully silent.
why in the world would you trust this thing more than a human driver? Like do you feel it’s more predictable or smth?
I used to work there, and I’m in the same boat as [email protected]. I’ve got over 10k miles behind the wheel (most from the early days when the software sometimes felt like it was actively trying to kill you) and even with all the stupid shit they still do, I trust it more than 95% of the people on the road. It doesn’t have an ego and drive angry, it doesn’t get distracted by a phone, etc.
Granted, driving near them can be rough, as they’re programmed to follow the laws. And since most people don’t, it can be a bit jarring as it’s not what you expect from other cars.
Because I’ve been on over 50 rides totalling nearly 1000 miles, so I know what to expect. They’re very consistent and very cautious; the radar sees everything (you can see what it sees on a screen), even once avoided an accident I would have never seen coming.
Like I said, the kinks have to be worked out, but they’re still 10x safer than any human driver IMO. I’ll take a Waymo any day over an Uber/Lyft driver. The best part is you don’t have to tip! Hell, you don’t even have to talk to anybody, because there’s nobody to talk to! All of my rides are blissfully silent.