Uber vs Waymo: Another Look at the Fatal Crash

Please consider Uber’s Self-Driving Cars Were Struggling Before Arizona Crash.

Waymo, formerly the self-driving car project of Google, said that in tests on roads in California last year, its cars went an average of nearly 5,600 miles before the driver had to take control from the computer to steer out of trouble. As of March, Uber was struggling to meet its target of 13 miles per “intervention” in Arizona, according to 100 pages of company documents obtained by The New York Times and two people familiar with the company’s operations in the Phoenix area but not permitted to speak publicly about it. every disengagement.

Cruise reported to California regulators that it went more than 1,200 miles per intervention.

Not all drivers followed Uber’s training. One was fired after falling asleep at the wheel and being spotted by a colleague. Another was spotted air drumming as the autonomous car passed through an intersection, according to the two people familiar with Uber’s operations.

A video shot from the vehicle’s dashboard camera showed the safety driver looking down, away from the road. It also appeared that the driver’s hands were not hovering above the steering wheel, which is what drivers are instructed to do so they can quickly retake control of the car.

Hand Above the Steering Wheel?

Try it yourself, right now. Stretch your hands out over your computer, grabbing nothing and see how long you can hold the position.

This is not a case of the technology not being ready, this is a case that Uber's technology sucks.

Waymo is ready. Uber isn't.