Waymo Robotaxi Halts Near Fallen Toddler, Drawing Complaints
Kane Hsieh shares a post about complaints over a Waymo's emergency stop near a fallen person.
Kane Hsieh posted that Waymos are so safe people now complain when the cars emergency brake after someone falls, as it makes riders feel bad. The post links to a report from a father in San Francisco's Noe Valley. A generated headline in the packet describes a Waymo robotaxi halting near a fallen toddler and the resulting safety complaints. The evidence consists of the quote from Hsieh and the linked social media posts.
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Justine Moore@venturetwinsThe SF Chronicle wrote an entire story about a car ~not~ hitting anyone. You don't hate trad media enough.
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K謝 Kane 謝凱堯@kaneWaymos are so safe that people are now complaining that the cars safely emergency braked when they fell but it made them feel bad.
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K謝 Kane 謝凱堯@kaneI can empathize with being spooked! Falling in the street w a vehicle bearing down on you is stressful. But trying to publicly blame Waymo for acting precisely and safely where a meaningful proportion of human drivers would have hit you deserves to be ridiculed.
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JE Josh Elman@joshelmanThis must have been very scary to the parent - a kid falling in the street with cars coming. At this point I trust self driving cars to detect and avoid this more than most human drivers especially distracted ones. Headline could be: Kid safe, thanks Waymo!
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