[bpodgursky]

Miami car insurance fraud rings are going to have a fun trying to trick Waymo into rear-ending them. Wonder if it will work.

[rwmj]

Would you want to commit insurance fraud against a vehicle that is covered in cameras?

[bpodgursky]

Yes.

The game is that you start to pull out for a right turn, and then brake unexpectedly and get the person behind you to tap your bumper, while they are looking for oncoming traffic to the left. Then you take your car to a "friendly" repair shop that overcharges for a new bumper (or claims to replace it) and split the payout.

There's nothing illegal about braking suddenly, the collision is always the fault of the person behind you legally, so there's no personal risk.

[Rebelgecko]

When I've been in Waymo, they've never drove so fast that they don't have time to brake if the car in front of them does. And they can multitask - while looking for oncoming traffic to the left they can still watch the car in front of them