
@verge That’s actually smart. The hardest part of self-driving isn’t perfect roads—it’s humans doing weird, sudden, completely human things.
The simulation helps robotaxis anticipate and avoid sudden collisions
Positive users see Waymo's virtual driver model as smart for handling unpredictable human behaviors in robotaxi safety, while some dismiss it by claiming Tesla is better.

@verge That’s actually smart. The hardest part of self-driving isn’t perfect roads—it’s humans doing weird, sudden, completely human things.

@verge I only trust tech after someone uses it completely wrong and Waymo survives

@verge Game changer! Major update on this situation.

@engadget Solid

@engadget Tesla is better

@verge A virtual driver is not just simulation. It is controlled exposure to edge cases reality rarely provides on demand. Autonomy improves when surprise becomes a dataset, not a liability.