
@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 model replicates human reaction times during sudden road hazards
Users praise Waymo's virtual driver model for studying unpredictable human behaviors as a smart step toward safer robotaxis.

@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.