alt Hacker NewsIf Waymo Premier includes an [EVASIVE MANEUVERS] button on the infotainment screen I'm in.
I had a Uber driver block my Waymo at an intersection in SF some months ago just to be an asshole. Apparently some other people have been attacked and robbed while in a Waymo.
Waymo should treat it like a security flaw that anyone can stop your car and there's nothing you can do about it.
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I kind of assumed the car would be locked (from the outside)?
Like most regular cars have the option to.
When under attack, Waymo responds by stopping the car.
Waymo should treat it like a security flaw that anyone can stop your car and there's nothing you can do about it.
What are they supposed to do? Go full Mad Max? That doesn't go over well on Reddit.
Seriously, what can they do besides stop the car?
I've had a few similar cases, often teenagers on bikes coming dangerously close (e.g. forcing waymo to sudden break) and last one one bicyclist just blocking me for 5-10 minutes in SF (also just to be an asshole), with a street full of cars behind all blocked. I called the "connect to support" button and they could not anything. This is the only negative experience I had with Waymo; and I am hope something is done to be able to swiftly respond to such cases (e.g. remote driver take over, or at least capture their video and work with police to punish them later) in order to deter them in the long term.