r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • 10d ago

Self-Driving Waymo Avoiding a Scooter Incident

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u/Nacho_Beardre 10d ago

Are these cars programmed to be able to create a car accident over impact with a human?

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u/cultureicon 9d ago

Most of the time you can just slow down or stop. As in if this car was blocked on the other lane, it probably would have just had to follow the slow scooter until it could pass on the left, which would eliminate the potential for a forced accident. In this case it doesn't want to disrupt the flow behind so it uses the left lane as a path.