Waymo Robotaxi vs. Downtown Construction | Waymo Ride Along #1

We flew to Phoenix to try Waymo's robotaxi service. In this video:

• Autonomously navigating a construction zone
• Emergency vehicle detection
• Disengagement by in-car operator

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0:00 Introduction
0:17 Start of Ride
0:51 Passing a road closure sign
1:11 Right turn with pedestrian in crosswalk
3:12 Driving through intersection with cones
3:46 Lane closed by cones
4:07 Taking right of way at a stop sign
4:31 Pullover for waypoint
5:28 Creeping for unprotected intersection
6:12 No reaction to to flying birds
6:18 Slowing for pedestrian in street
6:29 Slowing for right of way violator
7:05 No reaction to flashing work truck
7:28 Construction mayhem begins: lane shift
8:14 Snaking through the parking lot
9:43 Remote assistance is watching
10:52 Seeing Machines driver monitoring
12:20 Passing a vehicle waiting to make a turn
13:10 Inactive emergency vehicle
13:52 Slow to proceed
14:06 Pulling over for a waypoint
14:18 Alert for car behind
14:47 Many pedestrians & crossing guard
15:06 DISENGAGEMENT: Slow to proceed with hand signals
15:38 Unable to re-engage (“Computer Issue”)
16:00 Remote assistance monitoring for construction
17:08 Stale status on vehicle operator’s phone
17:46 Infotainment draw distance
20:43 Light rail detection
21:01 Active emergency vehicle
22:30 Misc infotainment exploration
23:13 Arriving at final destination