[jfoster]

That did cross my mind, but how far should they really take it? Should they also deflate a tire to see how the vehicle responds to that?

[bmicraft]

Now that you mention it, I'm really curious if it could correct it's steering enough to stay in the lane with a deflated tire

[jfoster]

Yeah, many failure modes would be interesting. If Waymo think they've handled them well, maybe they should let some journalists have at it on a car or two.

[stu2b50]

I'm pretty sure it would detect the flat tire, alert a technician, and refuse to move.