NullHypothesist

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by NullHypothesist 3mo ago
https://archive.ph/20260627195614/https://www.wsj.com/tech/w...
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by NullHypothesist 5mo ago
Perhaps "ASI" is the better acronym here
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Waymo Opens 4 New Cities to Public Riders (Now at 10 Total)(techcrunch.com)
8 points by NullHypothesist 7mo ago|2 comments
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by NullHypothesist 7mo ago
These are amazing! This post made my day.
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by NullHypothesist 7mo ago
I wonder if they can simulate the Beatles crossing the street at Abbey Road in the late '60s
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by NullHypothesist 7mo ago
Broken link :(
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by NullHypothesist 8mo ago
Definitely a "huge if true" headline. Seems like there's natural skepticism here ( https://electrek.co/2026/01/05/verge-unveils-370-mile-electr... ), but boy, if it works... Hopefully would be a
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Guide to Data Viz(substack.com)
1 points by NullHypothesist 9mo ago|0 comments
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by NullHypothesist 9mo ago
A few software engineers work a weekend to fix the issue, and it never happens again?
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by NullHypothesist 10mo ago
Methodology can be found here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15389588.2025.2... "Benchmarks were aligned to the same vehicle types, road types, and locations as where the Waymo Driver oper
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by NullHypothesist 10mo ago
This is super cool!
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by NullHypothesist 10mo ago
Cupertino is in there, no?
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California DMV approves map increase in Waymo driverless operations(dmv.ca.gov)
246 points by NullHypothesist 10mo ago|161 comments
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Waymo Testing in Minneapolis, Tampa and New Orleans(reuters.com)
9 points by NullHypothesist 10mo ago|0 comments
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by NullHypothesist 10mo ago
Looks like they've opened up SJC Airport, too! SFO imminent?
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by NullHypothesist 10mo ago
This is a huge sign of confidence that they think they can do this safely and at scale... Freeways might appear "easy" on the surface, but there are all sorts of long tail edge-cases that make them insanely tricky to do confidentl
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by NullHypothesist 11mo ago
> the opposing "Newton hypothesis", which says that scientific progress is mostly the work of a relatively small number of great scientists (after Isaac Newton's statement that he "stood on the shoulders of giants&quo
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An idea for a new global Hanseatic League (noahpinion)(noahpinion.blog)
3 points by NullHypothesist 1y ago|0 comments
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by NullHypothesist 1y ago
I read a lot of non-fiction, and while I'm definitely guilty (and proud of it!) of sentimentally holding onto old books, I think the value of having a personal library isn't to show off what you've read (an added bonus), but
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Lyft and Waymo Launch Partnership in Nashville(businesswire.com)
2 points by NullHypothesist 1y ago|1 comments
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Tesla is (still) following in Waymo's footsteps(understandingai.org)
4 points by NullHypothesist 1y ago|0 comments
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by NullHypothesist 1y ago
I like the sentiment here. Governance is the algorithm on which societies run (culture, too, sure, but if you're starting a new city, culture tends to come out of governance more than the other way around), and we need to try out more
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by NullHypothesist 1y ago
"Waymo has been granted a permit to test its autonomous vehicles in New York City, the first such approval granted by the city. The company told TechCrunch it plans to start testing “immediately.” The company is allowed to deploy up to
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by NullHypothesist 1y ago
I think this is a partnership announcement? Didn't they just announce they have Spotify in the cars now? I don't think it's an ad (though I see the potential confusion).
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by NullHypothesist 1y ago
This is what corruption looks like.
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Tesla's head of self-driving admits 'lagging a couple years' behind Waymo(electrek.co)
10 points by NullHypothesist 1y ago|2 comments
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by NullHypothesist 1y ago
Found this ~10 years ago. Still one of the best things i've ever come across on the internet.
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Tesla is on track to disappoint fans this summer(thestreet.com)
6 points by NullHypothesist 1y ago|0 comments
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by NullHypothesist 1y ago
-- "If homeownership is best understood as an investment, like equities, we should root for prices to go up. If housing is an essential good, like food and clothing, we should cheer when prices stay flat—or even when they fall. Instead
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Waymo Robotaxis Make Up 20% of Uber Rides in Austin, Data Show(bloomberg.com)
8 points by NullHypothesist 1y ago|1 comments

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