Driverless Waymo taxi goes rogue in Arizona | FOX 10 News

A driverless Waymo taxi went rogue after getting confused in Chandler traffic and ended up fleeing from support crews. FOX 10's Irene Snyder spoke to the passenger inside who recorded the entire incident.

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[brentonjoseph]

You mean to tell me theres no remote kill switch to just make the vehicle shut down completely?

[Carthunder]

Bro imagine getting on one of these then it gets hacked:💀

[christiancervantes]

These younger generations don’t realize it yet but they are helping give the final blow to society.

[atrealjesus]

I don't even trust the ATM why would I trust a waymo

[NEXTDIRECTIONSTUDIOS]

Oh look, somethings gone wrong, what a suprise

[itbxtth]

i was wondering how driverless cars would react to construction.. its what I expected.. and google maps is often wrong with the pins, especially at apartments and hospitals..

[kuttmowf]

That guy is a kid. Of course he trusts technology.

[playsomething]

That’s frickin scary as heck, what the heck man! I’d be crapping my pants if it stopped in the middle of a 50mph road

[maxv]

Nobody in these cars ever seems to be in a hurry to get where they're going.

[exgenica]

From what I've seen, the passenger accessible "pull over" button sends a REQUEST to the program to stop the vehicle. It does not provide unconditional human control over the vehicle. It is not an unconditional "manual override" or "manual stop".
It's a subroutine in the programming and programs can sometimes perform in unexpected ways due to programming errors, programmers that didn't consider certain inputs occurring at certain times, corrupted code (e.g. "flipped bits") due to power "glitches" or radio frequency interference from a powerful nearby transmitter, and other factors.

[DivineMisterAdVentures]

I can't pass the vision test and I'm also too low income to risk a single accident or repair bill. I can't afford Uber. I ride a bike and am not at all retired at 69. I also invented the first version in 1974 . So - I can't wait until they come to my location. The alternative requires a week in advance or volunteers. There is no better solution.

[UrbexTroll]

Any way you look at this it's Bad, Computers Driving Cars? and then it really goes rogue when it gets a mind of its own.

[liftnd]

Traffic cones are going to be the cause of the Downfall of driverless cars unless they get cones outlawed

[NathanWamsley-gntc]

Report I saw the reporter said there much safer than human drivers….i never once thought HEY! I’m gonna drive into oncoming traffic and through that construction site! These are the Richard waterson of drivers 🤦

[mikeklinger]

What a bunch of crap! Not only are you trusting your life to a computer, but your trusting that computer is not compromised by hacker or glitch! Absolute hazard! Not to mention its another thing taking American jobs nor does it financially benefit the local community as its not a local business!

[JensSchraeder]

They would ever work where it snows. Icy roads create bad drivers as it is.

[vaughnbay]

2:00 "....I still trust it all the way..." ya, I do too...WHEN I'M IN IT! But when I'm on the ground around it I run for cover.

[AliMusa-nx]

I'll never get in a self driving car. I'm good. I will deal with liability for my own actions.
A computer that fails or gets hacked can take a life now.

[DesertRunner]

I’ll wait until they have worked out all of the kinks before I get into a driverless cab/taxi

[SKRUBLRD]

nope, they do not operate in gilbert at all and mostly not mesa either. just chandler phoenix tempe scottsdale