Sophia Tung arrange a livestream this previous summer time, displaying self-driving Waymo automobiles honking from the San Francisco car parking zone close to her residence in any respect hours of the night time.
As a form of apology for the nuisance, Waymo threw an ice cream occasion in Tung’s constructing and gave Tung, a former Twitter engineer, some promo codes redeemable at no cost rides.
The outfit could have underestimated her. After giving a couple of mates some codes, Tung – realizing the codes weren’t capped in worth – determined to attempt driving in a Waymo for twenty-four hours, visiting vacationer locations like Golden Gate Park, Chinatown, and Twin Peaks. Alas, 83 miles and 6.5 hours later, her Waymo ended the experience with 20 miles left, reducing brief her plans.
It was seemingly for the very best. Mentioned Tung as she tried to regain feeling in her legs after the lengthy experience, “Six hours and half-hour; I’m by no means doing that once more.”
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