In your experience do they drive differently than any other car on the road? If a vehicle around you was powered by Waymo with no markings stating as much would you know (ignoring the fact of an empty driver's seat)?
> In your experience do they drive differently than any other car on the road?
For sure. They drive like the most conservative driver you'll meet, to the point of being a bit dangerous. They come to a full stop at every stop sign, which here in California is unexpected, and unexpected means dangerous. They also slam on their brakes a lot, without regard to how far away the person behind them is (as opposed to when I have to slam on the brakes, I check the rear view and if possible cut it a little closer to the car in front if the car behind is really close).
They putter out of stop lights, which is mostly just annoying, and they generally follow the speed limits, even on roads where all the rest of the traffic is typically 10mph over.
To be fair, they are doing what in theory is much safer, but since they don't act like a human, it makes them unpredictable.
> If a vehicle around you was powered by Waymo with no markings stating as much would you know (ignoring the fact of an empty driver's seat)?
Well the massive LIDAR unit on top is a big giveaway. :) Actually that's the biggest giveaway. The cars are unmarked otherwise, and there is always a driver in the seat. They just may not have their hands on the wheel, but that's hard to tell from outside. And of course all of the aforementioned strange driving habits.
For sure. They drive like the most conservative driver you'll meet, to the point of being a bit dangerous. They come to a full stop at every stop sign, which here in California is unexpected, and unexpected means dangerous. They also slam on their brakes a lot, without regard to how far away the person behind them is (as opposed to when I have to slam on the brakes, I check the rear view and if possible cut it a little closer to the car in front if the car behind is really close).
They putter out of stop lights, which is mostly just annoying, and they generally follow the speed limits, even on roads where all the rest of the traffic is typically 10mph over.
To be fair, they are doing what in theory is much safer, but since they don't act like a human, it makes them unpredictable.
> If a vehicle around you was powered by Waymo with no markings stating as much would you know (ignoring the fact of an empty driver's seat)?
Well the massive LIDAR unit on top is a big giveaway. :) Actually that's the biggest giveaway. The cars are unmarked otherwise, and there is always a driver in the seat. They just may not have their hands on the wheel, but that's hard to tell from outside. And of course all of the aforementioned strange driving habits.