A dog darted 15 feet in front of a Waymo in SF; it stopped instantly
julianweisser · x · 2026-09-07
The author watched a dog dart into the road from an SF park, leaving the oncoming car about 15 feet to react. It was a Waymo, which stopped instantly. The author estimates >25% odds of something horrible had it been a human driver — a firsthand data point for autonomous driving safety.
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