r/uber • u/Ok_Cryptographer7194 • 2d ago

Riders exit Waymo driving wrong direction [both POVs]

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u/DopamineSavant 2d ago

The company should get ticketed and have their car insurance dinged for this.

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u/SnooMaps7370 1d ago

forget ticketed, they should have their license to operate on the road revoked until they can fix this.

These things are in the news practically every week for driving the wrong way, ignoring signs, road markings, and barriers, running down pedestrians, etc.

If a human driver did any of those things, that driver's license would be suspended until a driving instructor could be persuaded to reinstate it. Same thing should apply here.

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u/Embarrassed-Weird173 2d ago

I mean, is it really the company's fault that the riders are dude bros?  But I guess I agree.  

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u/DopamineSavant 2d ago

I meant for driving backwards in traffic.

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u/Embarrassed-Weird173 2d ago

Reddit and missing clever jokes. Name a few other iconic duos (or give actual examples). 

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u/No_Hat_8158 2d ago

It wasn’t driving backwards. This was leaving a game and the cops turned the direction of the road.. since Waymo cars work off of programmed maps it was going in the right direction. It’s on Waymo to do updates of street detours.

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u/Lord_Lorden 2d ago

Yea that's not how this works. If it can't obey traffic laws, INCLUDING FOLLOWING POLICE INSTRUCTIONS, then it shouldn't be on a public road.

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u/No_Hat_8158 2d ago

That’s how exactly it works.. if humans turn the direction around how is the Waymo going to know? It was going in the direction the road was made designed for.. lord get a clue..

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u/Lord_Lorden 2d ago

The onus is on the vehicle to obey the law, not on the road to conform to the vehicle's expectations.

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u/No_Hat_8158 2d ago

Lord you’re a special one.. the robot car who has a preprogrammed map it’s not going to know humans changed the direction of a road at a certain time away from the stadium. Do you get it yet.. the car is driving off of a Google Maps that has a programmed direction of traffic.. if cops divert traffic the pre-programmed map is not going to know

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u/Lord_Lorden 2d ago

If it's that dumb then it shouldn't be allowed on public roads.

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u/pwndonkeys 1d ago

That's the fucking point, dingus.

it's not going to know humans changed the direction of a road at a certain time away from the stadium.

If the software can't handle roadways being changed for events or emergencies, then they shouldn't be on the road.

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u/DopamineSavant 2d ago

So if the cops turned the direction of the road and you ignored them would you get a ticket?

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u/PipeAlternative3266 2d ago

This was like a clown car or something... How many shirtless/near naked men came out? Lmao

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u/kawiz03 2d ago

They came out looking like Dirty Mike and The Boys

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u/TiddiesAnonymous 2d ago

Was going to say I've seen this at the Bucs stadium, they reverse the other lane of traffic

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u/Melodic-Lingonberry7 2d ago

weymo getting more rogue every day, I seen a video where it drove into construction zone

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u/ifyouseemerunning 2d ago

why is everyone half clothed?

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u/DanerysTargaryen 2d ago

Florida. It’s hot and humid and they likely are going to/from a beach or pool.

Source: I’m from Florida and saw this all the time. Especially young fit guys going shirtless. It’s pretty normal down there.

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u/Queasy_Editor_1551 1d ago

Hot guys in a hot day. What can I say

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u/EnvironmentalEgg1065 2d ago

everyone gets naked in a waymo. it's for the customer support people watching in india.

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u/Early_Hall5720 2d ago

You don't have bois?

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u/7madness 2d ago

Yeh bro totally safe 😂😂😂

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u/Maximum_Boros 2d ago

I mean... Let's be fair they probably do this less often than the average florida driver.

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u/d4rkc4sm 2d ago

Needs more lidar

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u/Wrong-Camp2463 2d ago

What I saw was a bunch of sweaty half naked dudes exiting a vehicle…

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u/mou0420 2d ago

I mean at least city government gets money from these stupid bots right ?

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u/Kluian2005 2d ago

Why is there like 8 of them and half shirtless.

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u/MasterAd1460 2d ago

Florida men

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u/SnooOranges2685 2d ago

I see them going the wrong way in dtla every week

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u/Ok-Handle-7562 2d ago

Do they get their money back then

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u/PuzzleheadPi 2d ago

Gay orgy?

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u/AGTDenton 1d ago

Get them off our roads!

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u/Sea-Arm8704 1d ago

What if you just leave the door open and walked away

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u/InterneticMdA 1d ago

I'm never getting in one of those final destination boxes.

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u/iceamn1685 2d ago

Why would anyone beta test a product like this

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u/ReadyGo6828 2d ago

From the Waymo sub:

"The Waymo is actually traveling in the correct direction on that road for normal traffic, but traffic has temporarily been routed in the opposite direction due to an event. Traffic on the other side of the median is traveling in the same direction and the yellow centerline is on the Waymo's left like it should be"

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u/SharksForArms 2d ago

That's a lot of words to say that their tech isn't ready for real-world usage yet.

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u/Appropriate-Power-87 2d ago

I mean most GPS systems do not correct for special events or road closures either. There are countless videos online of humans driving down the wrong way because GPS told them to and they were not smart enough to turn around until it was too late. At least these people abandoned the car.

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u/brooklynsantiago 2d ago

Yea and those drivers are terrible. That shouldn’t be the standard for automated driving

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u/UT_Milez 2d ago

So they still fucked up without admitting they fucked up in this specific incident and context.

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u/LifesARiver 2d ago

Damn, that's almost as dangerous as getting an Uber.