Tourists Violate Driverless Waymo’s Personal Space | Waymo Ride Along #4

An eventful ride from San Francisco's Union Square to Chinatown. The Waymo autonomous vehicle navigates scenarios with high pedestrian density and narrow gaps. October 13, 2023. HIGHLIGHTS / LOWLIGHTS: (More chapters below for those who like to skip around) 10:40 Yielding to several pedestrians in crosswalk 11:05 Entering narrow alley 11:53 Unprotected turn with pedestrians crossing 12:49 Yielding to person in street 14:08 Hard brake for unknown (bad pedestrian prediction?) 16:40 Right turn into cursed intersection design If you'd like to support the production of future videos, please check out these links. Thank you for watching! • One-time donation → https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kevinchen • Memberships →   / kevin_chen   Chapters: 0:00 Pick up 0:12 Start of ride 0:48 No reaction to irrelevant siren 0:59 Merge in intersection 1:44 Yielding to pedestrian entering street 3:26 Nudging for large vehicle 4:34 Brake hopping at red light 8:15 Pulling forward to stop line 9:56 Entering Grant Ave in Chinatown 10:01 Nudging for person in street 10:40 Yielding to several pedestrians in crosswalk 11:05 Entering narrow alley 11:53 Unprotected turn with pedestrians crossing 12:49 Yielding to person in street 13:20 Tourists up close and personal 14:08 Hard brake for unknown (bad pedestrian prediction?) 14:47 Several narrow gaps 16:09 Passerby asks if Waymo can be overridden 16:40 Right turn into cursed intersection design 18:07 Yielding to parallel parking vehicle 19:13 Waiting for intersection to clear 20:25 Lane change with traffic 21:18 Stopping for fire station keep clear zone 22:16 Slowing for aggressive cut-in 22:49 Abrupt braking at stop sign 23:41 Waiting for intersection to clear 24:00 Nudging for pedestrian entering street 26:17 Passing stalled vehicle and pulling over Not affiliated with Waymo. The views expressed in this video are the personal views of each speaker. They do not necessarily represent the views of their employer. Rides are taken in a personal capacity.