TV journalist documents wild ride inside Waymo self-driving car in San Francisco

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THE MUSEUM. MAYBE I WILL GO TO ANOTHER STOP. HERE WE GO. IT SAYS, YOUR CAR IS ON THE WAY IN FOR MINUTES. THERE IS. -- FOUR MINUTES. THERE IT IS. I SEE IT. I SHOULDN'T WAIVE. WHAT'S THE POINT, RIGHT? BUT IT STOPPED. I'M HERE. I THINK IT'S CONFUSED. BETTER RUN, BEFORE IT GOES AWAY. IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO STOP HERE. OK. WE ARE GOING TO PICK MY SON UP AT THE MUSEUM. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO FEEL UNSAFE. BECAUSE MY LIFE IS IN THIS CAR'S HANDS, THE COMPUTER. BUT I FEEL REALLYCHILLAXED. WHAT I DO LIKE IS THAT IT IS FOLLOWING THE SPEED LIMIT. SO IT IS VERY SAFE. AND WHEN IT COMES TO A STOP, IT DOES A COMPLETE STOP. LIKE A CALIFORNIAN STOP -- DID NOT LIKE A CALIFORNIAN STOP -- NOT LIKE A CALIFORNIAN STOP, LIKE WE ALL DO. I THINK WE ARE STOPPED. OH MY GOD. YES, OK. RIGHT NOW, THERE'S A GREEN LIGHT. AND NOTHING IS HAPPENING. WE ARE STUCK. AND NOT ONLY THAT, WE ARE NOT EVEN ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE PROPERLY. UH-OH, OK, IT SAYS, OUR TEAM IS WORKING TO GET YOU MOVING. IT WAS A GREEN LIGHT, IT DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. HOW COULD I RELY ON A CAR TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS WHEN IT CAN'T READ A SIMPLE LIKE? NOW WE ARE GOING -- SYMBOL LIGHT. NOW WE ARE GOING. THERE WE GO. HEY, MAX, WHERE ALMOST THERE. THIS IS WEIRD. THIS IS NOT WHERE WE ARE GOING. THIS IS NOT WHERE THE RANDOM MUSEUM IS. >> FOR SAFETY, THE DOORS WILL REMAIN LOCKED WHEN WE ARRIVED. REPORTER: THIS IS NOT WHERE THE RENTAL MUSEUM IS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THE MOMENT. HAD THERE BEEN A DRIVER RIGHT HERE, I WOULD'VE SAID, THIS IS THE WRONG LOCATION, I WOULD GIVE THEM THE INSTRUCTIONS, EXCEPT THERE'S NOBODY HERE RIGHT NOW. NOW I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CALL SUPPORT AND SEE WHAT I CAN DO. BECAUSE I'M COMPLETELY AT A LOSS RIGHT NOW. THE LOCATION WHERE I WANT TO BE IS OVER THERE. AND IT'S DROPPED ME AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS HILL. >> CONNECTED TO RIDER SUPPORT. GO AHEAD AND TAP ON YOUR CURRENT DROP OFF. REPORTER: WHICH IS THE MUSEUM. FIVE MINUTE WALK AFTER DROP OFF. I WOULD HAVE TO GO UP THE HILL AND AROUND THE BLOCK. >> LOOK AT THE MAP TO FIND TUNE THE LOCATION. REPORTER: LET ME SEE, HOLD ON. I'M JUST GOING TO CONFIRM IT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT. I HOPE IT TAKES ME THERE. HOPEFULLY IT'LL MAKE A LEFT? BUT IT'S NOT. IT'S GOING TO MAKE A RIGHT. OOH. I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S TAKING ME RIGHT NOW. I WISH I COULD TALK TO THE DRIVER. [LAUGHTER] THEN TELL HIM, MAKE A RIGHT, MAKE A LEFT. >> WAIT A MINUTE. IT'S GOING TO MAKE A RIGHT AGAIN. REPORTER: AT STRAPPING ME IN THE SAME PLACE WHERE IT DROPPED ME OFF BEFORE -- IT IS DROPPIN ME OFF IN THE SAME PLACE WHERE IT DROPPED ME OFF BEFORE. BACK TO SQUARE ONE. MAX, SORRY, IT DIDN'T WORK OUT. I FELT TRAPPED INSIDE HERE. I JUST FELT, LIKE, SO USELESS. YOU DON'T HIRE A DRIVERLESS CAR, IT DROPS YOU OFF, THEN TELLS YOU, YOUR LOCATION IS FIVE MINUTES AWAY WALKING. THAT IS NOT EVEN COOL. MY SON COULD'VE RAN OR WALKED DOWN THE HILL. BUT WHAT IF THAT HAD BEEN A DISABLED PERSON, ON CRUTCHES OR A WHEELCHAIR? THEY CAN'T DO THAT. I CAME INTO THIS WITH A LOT OF OPTIMISM. NOW I'M NOT SURE. I WOULD SAY, HAVE FUN WITH IT, BUT BE PREPARED TO BE FRUSTRATED. I'M GOING TO GO NOW AND DRIVE DOWN TO THE RANDALL MUSEUM AND SEE HOW EASY IT IS TO GET THERE. HERE WE GO. THE DRIVERLESS CAR, INSTEAD OF GOING STRAIGHT TO THE MUSEUM, IT DECIDED TO MAKE A RIGHT HERE -- MADE NO SENSE WHATSOEVER. YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF, THIS IS AN ORDINARY STREET. AND THE RANDOM MUSEUM IS AT THE END OF THE STREET. WE HAVE
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Channel: ABC7 News Bay Area
Views: 415,092
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Keywords: news, abc, abc news, abc7 news, self driving cars san francisco, robo taxi, waymo taxi, cruise self driving car, self driving technology, waymo, san francisco self driving cars pros and cons, self-driving vehicle, autonomous vehicle
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Length: 5min 0sec (300 seconds)
Published: Thu Jun 29 2023
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