Test driver autonomous Waymo car fell asleep

November 2, 2017

Waymo decided in 2013 to focus on fully autonomous cars rather then semi-autonomous systems after experiencing test drivers weren’t able to intervene instantly when something goes wrong because they were falling asleep /dpa

One of the side effects of self-driving car is that the drivers tend to fall asleep and are unable to intervene when something goes wrong. “A scary experience”, Waymo CEO John Krafcik told Reuters on a visit of its Phoenix area test facilities this week. After experiencing this in 2013 during highway testing, Waymo, sister

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