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Old May 21, 2026 | 08:26 AM
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So not sure what you have seen but these things seem to have a mind of its own lol. Every city people are showing really weird behaviors and wild one.

This one is tame, a Waymo going the wrong way.

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The attachment is an Apartment complex in Atlanta where multiple Waymo’s are having a block party lol


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Old May 21, 2026 | 08:40 AM
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I look at it is this way: Being on the cutting edge is hard, and the most impactful lessons are learned from your failures. Waymo and others will fix these things. You have to remember that it's easy to follow, and considerably harder to lead. So credit where it's due. Today's failures drive better outcomes tomorrow.
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Old May 21, 2026 | 08:43 AM
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This is wild 3 Waymo’s lined up side by side blocking traffic

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Old May 21, 2026 | 11:45 AM
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anyone actually used it before? curious to know your thoughts.
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I love messing with these when I see them, poisoning training data is bliss
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Old May 21, 2026 | 12:12 PM
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I love messing with these when I see them, poisoning training data is bliss
you're just this guy aren't you



i actually don't remember actually seeing one, are they not in the NYC area yet?
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Old May 21, 2026 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Stroock639
you're just this guy aren't you



i actually don't remember actually seeing one, are they not in the NYC area yet?
Nah I just hate AI/driverless cars mucking up the roads
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I look forward to the day when autonomous vehicles can be purchased that actually work = no licensed driver required. It will return independence to the elderly and disabled, free parents from being taxi drivers, as well as autonomously run simple errands for picking things up at retailers and such. Hopefully they'll advance to that point by the time I advance to the point of needing one.

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Old May 21, 2026 | 02:24 PM
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I just started seeing Waymo cars in Tampa but they've all had drivers in them.

I guess they are still mapping roads before they go driver-less.

I don't think I'd take one due to some of the videos I've seen lol.
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Originally Posted by ChattanoogaPhil
I look forward to the day that autonomous vehicles can be purchased that actually work = no licensed driver required. It will return independence to the elderly and disabled, free parents from being taxi drivers, as well as autonomously run simple errands for picking things up at retailers and such. Hopefully they'll advance to that point by the time I advance to the point of needing one.
That is what I'm actually hoping for but I doubt it will materialize in the way we want it to.

As is these self driving cars need better models to keep them out of people's way while training. Student drivers don't hold people up like these can....
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That is what I'm actually hoping for but I doubt it will materialize in the way we want it to.

As is these self driving cars need better models to keep them out of people's way while training. Student drivers don't hold people up like these can....
Yeah, traffic management systems are deigned around analog drivers. So-called autonomous (digital) drivers attempting to adapt to an analog system will be plagued until that significantly changes.

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I was behind one a few months back here in Miami and had to make a right turn on to US1 going north here in southern Miami-Dade County at about SW 98th Street, but it had a problem pulling out into the intersection to go left and south. For some reasons it did not realize there were a bunch of cars behind it wanting to go right and only moved out enough into the intersection when the light was about to change red. I realized something was up not seeing any driver in it. Not that humans do not do this and certainly was legal to do, but not sure a honk or lights would have gotten it moving a bit further out into the intersection earlier.
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Old May 22, 2026 | 07:09 AM
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I've done waymo a few times in SF and I haven't had any issues. Main thing is people are pretty aggressive around them because they're overly cautious with rights on reds
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I saw plenty of them in SF yesterday. Surprised they’re Jaguars.


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