Take Waymo to airport. What could possibly go wrong?

[VictorLouis]

I beat a Waymo to a four-way stop by several car lengths. As I took my foot off of the brake to proceed, the Waymo went on through anyway.

I was once waiting to exit a business onto a one-way street, right-turn. Suddenly, a Waymo juked around me on my left, cutting me off like I was some sort of 'obstacle'. The passenger in the front seat shrugged with his best look of "I don't KNOW, Bro....sorry!"

I've also come acros a couple in paralysis, blocking lanes at intersections, or access within a parking lot. Here's just one such story......

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[oldbrownhat]

The concept may be OK, but it's the execution I worry about.

My biggest worry with all this "internet of things" permanently-connected stuff is, what happens of there's an internet outage? More than just being convenient, we are increasingly dependent on being connected 24-7. I'm no conspiracy theory enthusiast, but we are being warned about cybercrime. (Disabling the JD tractors in Russia comes to mind, even though it was done by "the good guys.") If the guy in the story hadn't been able to connect to Waymo Central, he'd presumably continue circling (the drain) until the battery or gas ran out, and that might not have happened in a convenient place. Can you imagine that on a busy freeway or downtown New York?

 

[oldbrownhat]

"Waymo, take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd.
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack.
I don't care if I never get back."

 

[sophie]

I thought Waymo might be somebody until I read the posts.
Never heard of Waymo, guess I’m out of touch.

 

[oldbrownhat]

I thought Waymo might be somebody until I read the posts.
Never heard of Waymo, guess I’m out of touch.

To be honest, me, too. Now we know what to avoid!

 

[pharmer]

Some folks think Waymo is the "smart drive." Joe
Robber busted in driverless Waymo taxi -- when it pulls over after detecting sirens