Comment by wnevets
2 days ago
Maybe to distract from the story that they use remote drivers after one of their cars hit a kid? [1]
[1] https://people.com/waymo-exec-reveals-company-uses-operators...
edit: fixed kill -> hit
2 days ago
Maybe to distract from the story that they use remote drivers after one of their cars hit a kid? [1]
[1] https://people.com/waymo-exec-reveals-company-uses-operators...
edit: fixed kill -> hit
The child did not die, and suffered only minor injuries: https://abc7.com/post/california-teamsters-call-suspension-w...
Under the same circumstances (kid suddenly emerging between two parked cars and running out onto the street), it could be debated that the outcome could have been worse if a human were driving.
It’s awful a child was hit, but they only suffered minor injuries [1]. Nowhere in your linked article does it say they were killed.
[1] https://people.com/waymo-car-hits-child-walking-to-school-du...
I don't know about the remote driver conspiracy, but waymo slowing down and that kid surviving a crash after jumping on the road from behind a tall vehicle was the best PR waymo could have asked for.