John Berry

Now that Tesla's cybercab production line makes more robots without adequate software than Waymo's Magna production line does, a classic SV boys w toys 'my cost structure is bigger than yours' battle has erupted. As both robot fleets lose money, they are fighting over who can lose more or faster.

Waymo blocked the N-Judah again, at/in the: Carl & Cole Station, Cole Valley, San Francisco Waymo did it a few blocks down Carl St last month, at least once more since, and many other times over years. ~100 yr old Sunset tunnel behind the train and latest Waymo robot ahead. OP: tiktok.anuayyala

Another view of a Waymo robot blocking trains at the Cole Valley station. "was stuck there 20 minutes" OP: tiktok.quintana_roo2 AVs have been blocking trains in Cole Valley for >4 yrs. All states w AV laws give Waymo and other ADS/AV companies a perverse incentive to do this, so they often do.

icymi, video begins (pic1) as a Waymo robot forces 3 drivers to back up, 1 robot & 2 human. It ended (pic2) w the ~7 ft wide Waymo robot given >11 ft between a Zoox on left and parked cars on the right, but having driven toward the Zoox instead of bearing right into this space & back into its lane.

Apparently, a Waymo robot drove around a stopped ~half in lane Tesla robot to bully a Zoox robot that prob had the right of way to back up: Gibson by Congress, Austin, TX All 3 cos have telops, but did any engage? AV advocates say the best solution is more robots. OP: reddit.CautiousMagazine3591

"And they say Waymo is a safer mode of transportation. Pulls out in front of an emergency vehicle again in Austin" OP: tiktok.redneck_tx "Texas Lawman" Waymo has repeatedly done this stop for the sirens and then go when it detects the emergency vehicle slow as it approaches the intersection.

"Another mf Waymo is trying to drive down an alleyway and into a crowd of people at Milk Bar @Waymo @9NEWS" OP: x.Whoopass_AGoGo, In Denver, city of unnamed robots stuck in unnamed alleys, ie the future. never take a robot to

Another reason Waymo robots have wipers. OP: tiktok.anuayyala, SF

Waymo blocked the N-Judah again, at/in the: Carl & Cole Station, Cole Valley, San Francisco Waymo did it a few blocks down Carl St last month, at least once more since, and many other times over years. ~100 yr old Sunset tunnel behind the train and latest Waymo robot ahead. OP: tiktok.anuayyala

In 2022, SF gov gave NHTSA an accounting of GM Cruise impacts, inc many good/ignored recommendations (pdf at link): - detailed AV/ADS failed in traffic lanes - illegal pickup/dropoffs - Cruise's Critical Response Line failed to answer calls from SF 911 dispatchers regmedia.co.uk/2022/09/26/l...

Waymo blocked the N-Judah again, at/in the: Carl & Cole Station, Cole Valley, San Francisco Waymo did it a few blocks down Carl St last month, at least once more since, and many other times over years. ~100 yr old Sunset tunnel behind the train and latest Waymo robot ahead. OP: tiktok.anuayyala

The lead VC investor in Waabi (AV trucking) calling closing a door an "edge case" epitomizes much of the current AV & AI break metaphors faster than you don't thoroughly fix things culture: Alabama St at 19th St, San Francisco Investors (esp VCs) lose "bullish" two ways, gradually then

She should know this isn't a new or infrequent Waymo problem given >year of news stories about it as well as plentiful recent videos of these 6th gen Waymo Zeekr robots stuck w open doors. Most like her's just show it stuck by itself, but some show more consequences, eg days ago: OP: tiktok.rockbga

"Bailey Koch-Farwana, a [Service Employees International Union Local 1] spokesperson, said that according to their economic analysis, every AV that hits the road replaces four human drivers. This is because AVs can operate 24/7 and do not need breaks." Only in dreams. Waymo robots ave ~12 hrs/day.

fwiw, before Waymo completely redacted/hid their per trip data which included VIN in their quarterly CPUC reports, it showed they experimented w higher utilization for a quarter or two. It did not go well and I've never seen any signs of them trying to push it again at a scale that would matter.

Waymo has blocked Muni buses on Cortland many times.

Prob took Waymo >20 min to clear their robot. The location was ~mile from Waymo's main and best staffed SF depot, so ~walking speed time to repair. This kind of incident should be regulated to the level of near prohibition, imo, but few regulators require reporting. Over trust and don't verify.

Beware, a rideshare driver app co dumped some (not the key) economics data in a "report" on AV impact w questionable methods/disclosure. States that permit AV ridehail and literally have ALL the receipts should prob do these studies ~annually. 7021468.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/702146...