Would you know what a waymo was without looking it up?

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UK based replies only.

Yep. Seen them in London

Because its more like saying you got in an uber. Or you have a hoover, or a post it. It’s a thing that is technically one thing but becomes more colloquially known by its brand name.

That being said, this thread would not make much sense if OP said - do you know what a driverless car is without looking it up 😂😂😂

Yes

I know because I'm not UK based and have used them. I hate them. DH loves them. He orders them and I spend the entire trip praying that we're not going to die. Which is kind of ironic as I've lost count of the amount of Ubers I've got into that have the vague smell of weed in so, in reality, are probably much more dangerous.

They're also completely frustrating when they don't "get" what is happening in the road. One time, a massive truck had parked in the central reservation right next to the street we were trying to move out of and it didn't know what to do at all. It just kept going backwards and forwards.

Yes, used them on a recent holiday. Big fan.

Yes - I saw one in London on Thursday. And I've been in one in San Francisco

Was that about the one that hit a woman? I think that was an autonomous Uber rather than a Waymo.

No idea.

Ohhhhhhhh…! I’ve seen them loads around here recently and thought they were doing some road mapping thing. I did wonder why they were around so much.

Yes. Seen loads in America. Read about them here.

No. Never heard of it

Well possibly it was something else... I remember watching 2 programmes fairly close to each other and both featured one of the similar things.

I think it might have been the segment about activists who go around sticking tape over the cameras to disable the cars - was that in the Hannah Fry programme?

Yes

Oh yes, those were waymos I think, you're right!

I’ve been in lots of them in the US - incredible! I’m a big fan

No.

Yes I live near the testing ground and see them on the local roads. They’re scary. One cut me up at a roundabout and I could do nothing about it.

No, no idea, I can't even guess

Unfortunately yes. We have lots locally

Yes. In London you see them on the road. They seem to have drivers but are quite distinctive.

Yes, saw lots on test drives this year. I live in London.

No.

That's venmo.

No, I thought it was a map app but I think that’s Waze
Closest I’ve come to seeing anything self-driving is the cleaning robots in Morrisons