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alex1138today at 9:49 PM2 repliesview on HN

There was a story here about it hitting a child (I think) but it was determined to be much less serious than if a human driver was involved


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heaney-555today at 9:51 PM

https://medium.com/the-generator/a-waymo-vehicle-hit-a-kid-b...

"As the Waymo approached the double-parked SUV, a child ran out from behind the SUV and into the roadway, directly in front of the Waymo."

Waymo cannae change the laws of physics. Braking distances exist for AI-driven vehicles just as much as human-driven ones.

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