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Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

DoorDashers are getting paid to close Waymo's self-driving car doors

www.engadget.com

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DoorDashers are getting paid to close Waymo's self-driving car doors

www.engadget.com

Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago
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Waymo is running a pilot program in Atlanta, paying DoorDashers to close the doors of its self-driving cars.
  • LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz
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    If you leave it all the way open, the car just needs to drive a couple feet with decent acceleration to close it.

    If you ALMOST close it, but not all the way, that would require some sort of intervention.

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      Nah, you just speed up then slam on the brakes to open it, then you can close it as you said.

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        The door can latch but not be completely closed.

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          Well then you can drive just fine like that.

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            But the sensor says the door is still open, so the computer won’t.

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