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dickthegrouch

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12. It's been shown many times that driverless cars are NOT programmed to stop in questionable circumstances

Reply to Mr. Sparkle (Original post)

Wed Dec 3, 2025, 04:22 PM

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If there's a question, it should always be safer to stop than to continue.
Fog and badly behaved pedestrians (or at least not-cars) are the most frequent situations I've seen on various videos.
Badly behaved pedestrians are my #1 bugbear in the San Jose-SF area.
Especially those that cross after the Pelican crossing lights have started to flash, and the idiots who cross in unsafe places which used to be called Jaywalking.

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The Data on Self-Driving Cars Is Clear. We Have to Change Course. [View all] Mr. Sparkle Wednesday OP

. dalton99a Wednesday #1

3 children, 2 adults dead after school bus and semitruck collide in Illinois Mr. Sparkle Wednesday #3

They still have a lot of work to do on the decision-making side in the software dalton99a Wednesday #4

Waymo also has waaay more tech packed in than so-called self driving cars like tesla. uncle ray Wednesday #8

You're still missing the point EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #10

They're all over Los Angeles. They're generally good drivers. tinrobot Wednesday #2

The difference between Waymo and a human LA driver DBoon Wednesday #9

I know a cyclist in SF who rides next to Waymos. tinrobot Wednesday #11

I took a Waymo for the first time for the novelty of it up in SF Shambala Wednesday #5

They are actually ok for routine traffic in good weather on clearly marked roads dalton99a Wednesday #6

The problem is that there are too many cars on the road. harumph Wednesday #7

It's been shown many times that driverless cars are NOT programmed to stop in questionable circumstances dickthegrouch Wednesday #12

Except the data doesn't show that EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #13

Here dickthegrouch Wednesday #14