[AutonomousVehicles] Waymo Self Driver Vehicle gets stuck in a loop

[Jim Barbour]

I think there's a very good reason why Waymo can't "take control" of the vehicle.

If Waymo can take control of a vehicle, so can someone with bad intent.

I'd rather there was an emergency button in the vehicle which when pressed stops the car, turns on the flashers and unlocks the door.  This has the potential to cause traffic problems if a panicked or ill-intentioned rider presses the button unnecessarily, and I suspect this option limits the extent of the damage that can be done.

Jim

On Wed, Jan 08, 2025 at 02:11:29PM -0600, Peter Donahue via AutonomousVehicles wrote:
> Good afternoon everyone,
> 
> 
> We heard this story on the news last week. My only concern is that
> autonomous rideshare companies need to be able to take control of
> vehicles during situations like this particularly if the rider is in a
> state of panic. The good news is that no one was hurt and the guy
> caught his flight.
> 
> 
> Peter Donahue
> 
> 
> 
> From: AutonomousVehicles <autonomousvehicles-bounces at nfbnet.org> On
> Behalf Of Cornelius Butler via AutonomousVehicles
> Sent: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 1:46 PM
> To: autonomousvehicles at nfbnet.faorg
> Cc: Cornelius Butler <corn at butlernewmedia.com>
> Subject: [AutonomousVehicles] Waymo Self Driver Vehicle gets stuck in a
> loop
> 
> 
> A man got stuck in a loop in a Waymo self driving vehicle. Here is the
> video report:
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrGUyBYok9w