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Here we go. Autonomous vehicles are now mowing down cyclists.

I hope that Waymo's insurance is good!

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[–] snota@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That car being driverless could have saved their life.

[–] rdyoung@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It also sounds like it's a situation that even a human driver wouldn't have been able to avoid. Until the tech can see around corners and through solid objects, this kind of thing is still likely to happen regardless of who or what is driving.

[–] redisdead@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

When I don't see what's coming because there's a semi truck in the way, I wait.

When an automated car sees a gap, it dives in.