[dameyawn]

They mention unprotected left turns. I'm really curious how this will be handled in LA because there are a lot, and if you aren't at least a little aggressive, you will miss lights constantly. And some lights are miserable if the cars turning left in front of you are passive, and only one makes it through per light change.

[sneak]

Missing lights isn’t a problem when your time and attention isn’t consumed by the pointless toil of driving. It’s just the same 2 minutes it takes to microwave some popcorn.

[mechagodzilla]

That’s the same experience as being in a taxi though, and plenty of people get frustrated by slow taxi rides. Nobody wants to spend more time than they have to in a taxi, whether driven by a human or computer.

[dameyawn]

Yea, that's a fair point. Though I'd still be upset if I'm waiting in a line of Waymos turning left that go once per light change when I'm not in a self-driving car.

[xenospn]

UPS trucks generally avoid left turns whenever possible. They can do the same thing.