Entering loop 410, I put my blinker on to merge onto highway and the most beautiful thing happened. As I prepared to merge the car to my left changed lanes in response to my blinker, and as it passed me I was impressed to see, with all it’s driverless car regalia, it was a Waymo.
Human drivers have been snapping photos of Waymo going way off course recently in San Antonio, but the nitpicking hardly seems fair when you consider they are actually following the rules of the road. Waymos are driving based on the rules, like blinkers, speed limits, no passing with a solid line, and all the stuff you learned in driver’s ed that you no longer adhere to. Human brains are sometimes averse to change, Waymos can be updated based on current conditions and traffic changes. Depending on how old you are it could potentially be over 60 years since you last opened a driver manual.
Traffic has become a game in survival just driving to HEB. When did the speed limit change to 80 on 1604? Why am I relegated to the slow lane when driving 70? Blinkers are a thing of the past—and you have a death wish if you even think of honking at someone for not using one. Driving has gotten so bad even police have given up even attempting to control speed on the loops. Doesn’t it feel like a fend for yourself, hope they have insurance kind of experience.
Waymos are way mo’ better drivers than humans. I think of them as student drivers getting their driving legs. Like the bumper stickers announcing a Caution: Student Driver, Waymos are very well announced, if you see one, just be cautious.