Riding in a Self Driving Car - With Nobody Up Front | JJRicks Rides With Waymo #1
What it is
JJRicks rides in Waymo's fully driverless Level 4 cars in Phoenix with nobody in the front seats, across two long rides. It is the first in a series of such ride videos.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN people share it as first-hand evidence that driverless Waymo rides were already happening, including navigating a busy mall parking lot.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2020, last 2022
What HN commenters said
“Check out this video, it works really well”
Ride in a driverless Waymo with nobody up front
badestrand, 2020-12 · Recommendation · in “Uber sells self-driving unit in deal that will push Aurora’s valuation to $10B”
Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.
Topics: waymo, self-driving cars, autonomous vehicles, phoenix, ride footage
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