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Emergency First Responders Say Waymos Are Getting Worse (www.wired.com)
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[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 21 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

White, the Austin police official, said Waymos can get stuck when they’re forced to interact with people. “The human element is what’s killing them,” he says. “The moment you introduce the human element, [the vehicles] lack that social awareness of what to do, and they freeze.” Freezing creates “a significant danger to public safety,” he told federal regulators.

Nothing to see here. Carry on.

[–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 8 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

And floods, apparently. Can't find it anymore, but there's a pic where a Waymo got stuck in a flooded street right under a sign saying "don't use when flooded".

But of course the inhuman aspect is worse.