I'd expect to be prosecuted if I was caught driving like this, and probably lose my license as a result
what is the threshold for permanently terminating Waymo's license?
- an example like this of dangerous driving?
- 1 death by dangerous driving?
- 10 deaths by dangerous driving? (say it veered right in this video into the other road users)
- 100 deaths by dangerous driving? (say it veers into a sidewalk full of pedestrians)
(Possibly also not using the indicator which is another point, but I don't think we can be 100% sure it wasn't used before the change started - California seems to require it only before not during lane change if I read it correctly)
I'd be very surprised if someone lost their license over doing this in the UK - you might get a fixed penalty notice but I suspect if you managed to explain to the police what you thought you were doing you might get away with a good telling off. Of course, if anyone got hurt you'd be in serious trouble...
The problem with these self-driving companies is that they drive a lot more miles than a human ever could. Even if their error rates were 1/10th of the most cautious human drivers, if we held them to the same standards as we hold humans, they'd lose their licenses in a week. This is due to the sheer number of cars they have and miles they drive.
This is a variation on the trolley problem. Would you rather have roads that are 10 times safer, with 10 times fewer accidents and 10 times fewer deaths, but where the accidents are completely unexplainable and where nobody can be held guilty, or would you rather have the world stay as it is?
If Waymo sold the software/hardware without onerous licensing costs I would rather live in world #2. If instead they become an incredibly wealthy lobbying engine based on extraction for a few rather than true wealth creation then I'd rather still live in world #1.
Negative publicity is reflected on their equity evaluation. They have great incentives. The system works.
I think with 100 deaths the company would get liquidated.
This incident alone probably caused more damage than a cost of one single driver's license suspension.
what is the threshold for permanently terminating Waymo's license?