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Waymo presses ahead on driverless testing

Original post made on Nov 21, 2018

Waymo is expected to soon begin testing driverless vehicles in Mountain View, but consumer advocates are warning that the technology and its regulations still lack adequate safeguards.

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Posted by Jimmy
a resident of Jackson Park
on Nov 21, 2018 at 3:35 pm

The kick off will be at the Adobe building, where across the street is a bicycle lane that splits the right-hand turn lane. If you have ever watched these vehicles transition to the turn lane, you'll realize they are not quite like normal drivers. No person would drive like they do, let alone any bicyclist expect such a lane transition. I can't tell you how many times I've seen one get stuck trying to turn right on a green light; when crosswalks have cleared but the car hangs on people waiting at the corners for the light to change. I guess there will just be no driver to make a funny face at anymore and notate it. There's a half dozen other issues that still need tuning but I guess you have to leap into the water to really know if you can swim.


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