[prismatix]

I had a similar experience. A few months ago, I was in the city for a weekend and took Waymo for most of my rides. The one time I chose to use Lyft/Uber, the driver floored it before we even had a chance to shut the door or get buckled! The rest of the time we took Waymo.

I rarely use ride-sharing but other experiences include having been in a FSD Tesla Uber where the driver wasn't paying attention to the road the entire time (hands off the wheel, looking behind him, etc.).

I don't know if I trust Waymo cars with my life, but at least there are SOME standards, compared to the natural variance of humans.

[Swizec]

> I don't know if I trust Waymo cars with my life, but at least there are SOME standards, compared to the natural variance of humans

I’ve ridden in a lot of Waymos – 800km I’m told! – and they’re great. The bit that impresses me most is that they drive like a confident city driver. Already in the intersection and it turns red? Floor it out of the way! Light just turned yellow and you don’t have time to stop? Continue calmly. Stuff like that.

Saw a lot of other AI cars get flustered and confused in those situations. Humans too.

For me I like Waymos because of the consistent social experience. There is none. With drivers they’re usually chatty at all the wrong moments when I’m not in the mood or just want to catch up on emails. Or I’m feeling chatty and the driver is not, it’s rarely a perfect match. With Waymo it’s just a ride.

[astrange]

I did have one drive straight through a big pothole in LA once, and I also felt like it chose extremely boring routes. But neither of those are very surprising.

Oh, and it doesn't like to pull into hotel entrances but instead stops randomly on the street outside it.

[ericmcer]

It must be interesting being an Uber driver right now and literally watching the robots that will replace you driving around with you.

This has been a 15+ year process and will probably take a few more years. I don't feel too bad if they didn't manage to pivot in that time period.

[SirFatty]

"It must be interesting being an Uber driver right now and literally watching the robots that will replace you driving around with you."

You mean the way taxi drivers had to watch as Uber and Lyft replaced them?

[pa7ch]

You say the term pivot like its a startup founder who has every option in life. You should feel bad for anyone who would struggle for a basic job.

[treis]

It's interesting that we're on the cusp of a major change in our world and no one is really talking about it. Self driving cars will have a profound impact on society. Everything from real estate to logistics will be impacted.

[vinni2]

Actually i spoke a uber driver about this and he said he was waiting for cars with FSD available to buy then he could make his car work for him.

[xnx]

> This has been a 15+ year process and will probably take a few more years.

In 1995 Navlab 5 completed the first autonomous US coast-to-coast journey. Traveling from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to San Diego, California.

The history is long, but the technology is finally here. Hopefully soon the technology will be everywhere.

[cynicalsecurity]

> It must be interesting being an Uber driver right now and literally watching the robots that will replace you driving around with you.

You mean just like programmers watching AI replacing them?

[Lammy]

> I don't know if I trust Waymo cars with my life, but at least there are SOME standards, compared to the natural variance of humans.

The one thing you can trust Waymo to do is spy on you. Hurray, more surveillance-on-wheels! Every one of these things has 29 visible-light cameras, 5 LIDARs, 4 RADARs, and is using four H100s to process all of its realtime imagery of you: https://thelastdriverlicenseholder.com/2024/10/27/waymos-5-6...

[blibble]

if there's 4 H100s in there, that's effectively a gold bar in terms of value just sitting there

in a vehicle that is unmanned and unguarded, which anyone can summon to a dodgy warehouse

what do you think will happen once this becomes public knowledge?

[vdupras]

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