Waymo taxi ride
07-02-23, 06:16 AM
#16
Lexus Fanatic
07-02-23, 06:20 AM
#17
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07-02-23, 06:38 AM
#18
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No, Dave. This company comes periodically and scoops up what pet-owners are SUPPOSED to clean up behind their pets.....some of them do, some don't. Lots of people walk their dogs in my development, and the dogs poop. So do squirrels, raccoons, cats, geese, and even some deer. But I don't want to get too far off-topic with this. I only replied because bitkahuna mentioned that the rise of the automobile put this line of work out of buisness...it didn't. 
07-02-23, 07:01 AM
#19
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No, Dave. This company comes periodically and scoops up what pet-owners are SUPPOSED to clean up behind their pets.....some of them do, some don't. Lots of people walk their dogs in my development, and the dogs poop. So do squirrels, raccoons, cats, geese, and even some deer. But I don't want to get too far off-topic with this. I only replied because bitkahuna mentioned that the rise of the automobile put this line of work out of buisness...it didn't.
I think what you posted is a very different job. Different crap, different day.
07-02-23, 07:45 AM
#20
Living in SF, I see the Waymo and Cruise vehicles everywhere. It is quite interesting to see. There will be a huge learning curve to operate around them and for users in them. There was a Cruise vehicle that was signaling to change lanes, I presume it was trying to make a turn soon, but cars just kept zipping by it (including myself), and it kept being cautious and turned off it's blinker, turned it back on, and off again. lol. Im sure it missed its turn. If I was inside, I would be mad haha
Not much we can do. Just like when they moved manufacturing sites oversea in early 2000s. We thought we would be dead here but look how they are now. Tech's are taking over where owners can make more money. I don't blame them though. If I could replace my staff with robots, I would too. Wages are just crazy after COVID. Some of these jobs don't need much education or can learn on job, but the minimal wage requirement is just crazy and keeps pushing everything up. This must be on their mind too when they wanted to implement this. It makes perfect sense in California. Same with self order/pay at McDonald and Kroger. Same idea just a bit crazier.
07-02-23, 08:42 AM
#21
Lexus Test Driver
What does a driver-less taxi give us?
A big fat nothing. Lol
I just noticed the business name on the side of the truck. 🤣
The car or the people not letting you in. Haha
07-02-23, 11:03 AM
#22
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EDIT.... I see now that you already read that article.
Last edited by tex2670; 07-02-23 at 11:11 AM.
07-02-23, 11:10 AM
#23
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07-02-23, 11:13 AM
#24
Lexus Champion
User stupidity and editorial hit piece- she will have had to accept the walk (and in fact the confusion at the start of the booking was her glossing over that). Plus she's so annoying I'd have dropped her off a walk away too.
https://www.reddit.com/r/SelfDriving..._inside_waymo/
https://www.reddit.com/r/SelfDriving..._inside_waymo/
07-02-23, 12:12 PM
#25
Pole Position
Because it's clearly user error dressed up as a shortcoming in functionality. I've posted videos showing Waymo getting to that specific destination, and a reddit thread discussing the same. The green light delay was down to waymo, the destination failure was down to her. There's obviously an agenda here. "Self driving car getting to destination" drives fewer hits and views than "self driving car fails to get to destination". The point is the lady in the video ensured the outcome, and the video was selectively edited to support the desired narrative.
07-02-23, 01:17 PM
#26
Lexus Champion
Because it's clearly user error dressed up as a shortcoming in functionality. I've posted videos showing Waymo getting to that specific destination, and a reddit thread discussing the same. The green light delay was down to waymo, the destination failure was down to her. There's obviously an agenda here. "Self driving car getting to destination" drives fewer hits and views than "self driving car fails to get to destination". The point is the lady in the video ensured the outcome, and the video was selectively edited to support the desired narrative.
07-02-23, 01:34 PM
#27
Pole Position
the fallacy in your argument is that just because you have accurately entered that destination successfully doesn’t mean that it will happen 100% of the time. It’s like saying “I was at that intersection with a green light and Waymo proceeded just fine. So the hesitation *must* have been her fault.” None of us can say for sure if she entered the destination wrong or not. Anyone who has used Google Maps has inevitably seen a marker for a business in the wrong place. Glitches happen. With a human driver, you just say “ No, this isn’t right. I’ll show you.”
With that said. the over dramatization and ham acting probably did the most to reveal that there was an agenda.
07-02-23, 02:05 PM
#28
Lexus Champion
There's no fallacy. No one disputes the green light delay was a problem, and as it relates to the destination it was the first time she'd ever used the service and there was clear user issue in what was shown never mind what was selectively edited out.
With that said. the over dramatization and ham acting probably did the most to reveal that there was an agenda.
With that said. the over dramatization and ham acting probably did the most to reveal that there was an agenda.
You don't have to believe the report. But that's your belief system, not a fact.
07-02-23, 02:26 PM
#29
Lexus Test Driver
Looking at the video cover art, I'm guessing Karen is a drama queen. Lol
Like an infomercial but opposite.
Like an infomercial but opposite.
07-02-23, 02:41 PM
#30
Lexus Test Driver
