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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14778239/waymo-driverless-taxi-human-reactions.html
Driverless cars are beginning to display human-like behaviors
like impatience on the roads, in a sign of increased
intelligence in the robotaxis.
The chilling development was identified by University of
San Francisco engineering Professor William Riggs, who
has been studying Waymo cars since their inception.
On a journey with a reporter from the San Francisco
Chronicle, the pair noticed the Waymo they were traveling
in crept to a rolling start at a pedestrian crossing
before the person had reached the other footpath.
The subtle movement was reminiscent of the way humans
act behind the wheel, but a strange occurrence for the
robotic Waymo, which prides itself on being safer than
a driver because it errs on the side of caution and
leaves no room for human error.
The action of letting the foot gently off the break moments
before they should to allow the car to begin creeping forward
at a rolling pace displays a sense of impatience - a human
reaction not previously seen in the robotic cars.
'From an evolutionary standpoint, you're seeing a lot more
anticipation and assertiveness from the vehicles,' Riggs said.
. . .
Hey, fake something WELL enough and it's not "fake"
anymore - just "by another means".
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