srini · HackerTrans

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London cabbys can be hangry or have broken up with their partners that day. What makes you so sure they're fully attentive on any given day?

srini

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I think the other way to think about it is that Waymo is probably in the 99th percentile for not being distracted and 99th percentile for reaction time, always, just from a pure sensor and computation standpoint.

Even the best human can't say that, at all times?

srini

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I mean, if some subset of those 15% used Waymo, we'd be better off, no?

srini

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The argument was for _how_ people react to Waymos. The OP said folks are more careful. The respondent said, no it's the opposite.

Neither argued that people do not adapt their behavior in the presence of Waymos?

srini

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From a purely technical perspective, I would expect a Waymo to react to unexpected external stimuli much, much faster than a human. It gives the Waymo options that are unavailable to a human's slower reaction time.

srini

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Do you have a solution for preventing humans from driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs? Or even preventing humans from driving while texting?

srini

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Yes, but I don't actually trust most folks to be in a "good condition". Even the best drivers have their off days.

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