Comment by throwaway2037
2 months ago
Your scenario seems to have a lot of overlap with a construction worker directing traffic around a road construction site. I have no idea if Waymo is any good at navigating these, but I am sure there is a lot of model training around these scenarios because they are common in urban driving environments.
Don't they just have a stop/go board? Whereas an LEO at a crossing would have to use hand signals
Sometimes, but not always. They may need to stop traffic for a moment to get some machine out and then there is no board. Sometimes they will tell you an alternate that is much faster than waiting as well.