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Waymo car crashes into pole

12 News · 19.3K views · 2024-05-22 · 1:53

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Overview

A short local news report about a Waymo self-driving car that crashed into a pole in downtown Phoenix.

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HN cites it as evidence that robotaxis can still have odd, avoidable crashes, usually in threads that criticize self-driving safety claims.

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madamelic · 2025-11 · Criticism

Waymo hits pole (this one is from 2024, could've sworn I saw one in the last few weeks but may have misremembered): [VIDEO] Waymos crash into each other: [LINK] Waymo cutting off bus at left turn: [LINK] Waymo doing... something... no clue how a pre-mapped car thinks this is ok: [LINK] Waymo sideswipes firetruck with its lights on: [LINK] --- Crashes happen. Tesla is currently having a rash of them but Waymo isn't immune to "wtf how" kinds of crashes even with all of its built-in advantages (far more sensors and having pre-mapping).

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ripjaygn · 2024-08 · Criticism

Meanwhile Waymo just yesterday went the wrong way on the street. [LINK] Waymo hits stationary pole. [VIDEO] If Waymo is as good as you claim, then why don't they release data on the number of manual interventions> It's just the Waymo's missteps are unlikely to show up on HN unlike Tesla's. FSD can navigate crowds too.

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xnx · 2024-05 · Reference

The incident where a Waymo vehicle ran into a pole ( [VIDEO] ) is one of the most head scratching to me, but overall amazingly safe for operating 50,000 paid rides per week.

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