“This is it. We’re dead. We’re going to die right here in the Waymo.”
This combined with another recent article from some insiders at Tesla saying, along the lines, “You couldn’t pay me to let one of these things drive me somewhere.”
And yet I still know people who are just so chuffed about “never having to drive again.”
EDIT: Comments have pointed out that this story is, at best, overblown and semi-fabricated otherwise. Take it with a massive grain of salt. But feel free to discuss self-driving, waymo, etc in the comments!
This isn’t someone’s personal vehicle, waymos are self-driving taxis with nobody in the driver’s seat. You are no more responsible for the behavior of the vehicle than you would be as a passenger in an ordinary taxi.
How is one supposed to reach the pedals from the back seat, where you’re supposed to be sitting in a waymo?
I’m no fan of all this half-baked self-driving bullshit, but there’s no need to mischaracterize the problem, especially when waymo is doing plenty on its own to discredit its abilities.
I googled it before posting, and the pages I saw showed a full regular steering wheel and said you could sit in the front seat. If that’s not correct, then Google’s page is wrong. I’ve never used one myself and don’t plan to any time in the near future.