Thwarted on the On-ramp: Waymo Driverless Car Doesn’t Feel the Urge to Merge

Tempe, Arizona, that sunny hotbed of autonomous vehicle testing, made headlines earlier this year after a driverless Volvo XC90 operated by Uber Technologies struck and killed a woman crossing a darkened street. The "driverless" vehicle, which had a (distracted) Uber employee behind the wheel, apparently didn't see the victim. Uber suspended testing after the incident. […] The post Thwarted on the On-ramp: Waymo Driverless Car Doesn't Feel the Urge to Merge appeared first on The Truth About Cars. from The Truth About Cars https://ift.tt/Jh8LjA