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I used Waymo about 10 times in Austin - it was great. I wish they'd accelerate the rollout to other cities. I wonder what the major technical hurdles are for la

• unglaublich 3mo ago
  Mapping, legislation and licensing, marketing, existing taxi lobbies, consumer trust...
• Pseudocrat 3mo ago
  Well, recently in Austin Waymo cars blocked emergency services during a mass shooting event. That may be causing other cities some caution.
  • DonsDiscountGas 3mo ago
    America in a nutshell. We won't do anything about mass shooting events besides hold up deployment of a life saving technology.
  • dminvs 3mo ago
    there have been a lot more issues than just that incident they apparently like driving into floodwaters [1] one vehicle got confused by construction barriers, entered opposing traffic, and halted [2] in Dallas, a gas leak caused an explosion that leveled an apartment building, a Waymo unit blocked the scene, and first responders had to first reach into the car and try grasping the wheel, before the remote support agent agreed to kill the car and put it in neutral so they could push it out of their way [3] I have a moderate fear for the safety of my children with these things on the road [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgplyxxl75o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgplyxxl75o [2] https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/1tzszpx/waymo_stuck_on_the_wrong_lane_on_congress/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/1tzszpx/waymo_stuck... [3] https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-06-04/oak-cliff-apartment-explosion-first-responder-was-blocked-by-a-waymo-self-driving-car-video-shows https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-06-04/oak-cliff-apartment...
    • sebzim4500 3mo ago
      >I have a moderate fear for the safety of my children with these things on the road I have some terrible news for you about the human drivers already on the road
  • steveklabnik 3mo ago
    I can assure you that Austin drivers do all sorts of terrible things on a far more regular basis.