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Earlier today took the first ride in the #Waymo driverless car and here is a quick recording of how the music sounds on the car speakers. I also make a few comments about some of the things the Waymo app allows me to do. But the experience is really quite accessible and simply amazing! It is hard to believe we are so close to the driverless future! :)
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Pratik Patel
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How's the experience finding the car if you're travelling independently? That's my biggest concern with autotaxis. I can often get the driver to shout out or help in crowded environments with Uber or Lyft.
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Pratik Patel
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@FreakyFwoof There are issues like in-car controls such as door locks or emergency situations that couldn't be controled by the passenger that also needed to be worked on. I'm not sure if anything got done by the org.
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victor tsaran
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@ppatel @FreakyFwoof A lot of the things can be controlled from the app. you can eeven ask the card to pull over. There is a communication line with the help center where they can take control over the car functions. You can ask the car to play a sound to help you locate it. There is still an issue of the car not stopping right next to you, but the app does provide an accessibility toggel where you can ask Waymo to stop as close as possible. (1/2)
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victor tsaran
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In the ride I took yesterday the car stopped literally few paces away. You can lock and unlock the car from the app. It's leaps from what it was just a few years ago. (2/2)
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mark reumann
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good to hear you had a good experience, and that the app is better than years back. I did hear of a recent story where one got stuck in a parking lot, and kept going around and around for several minutes.
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mark reumann
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yep, though it took the customer service reps a few minutes to actually get it to stop. they couldn't gain access at first, or so the report I saw said. the passenger was getting a bit nervous, from the video he posted.
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victor tsaran
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@mreumann Yeah, I was joking, of course. I assume they are learning from each such incident.
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mark reumann
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I thought you might have been joking. yep, I hope so, but it sounds like they did fix the issue in about 5 minutes or less.
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The Evil Chocolate Cookie
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how the heck do you manage not to hit all the other cars on the road? I’m not even being a judgmental jerk here. I am genuinely curious. If this is something that could prove viable in the future, I don’t want to get smashed because the car isn’t paying attention and I can’t.
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victor tsaran
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@evilcookies98 Believe me the tech is quite advanced. It will only get better from here on. No highways for now, but I am Ok with that!
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