The autonomous car is very cool, but it has a problem that can be very expensive at the end of the month

The fact that the car will take you from here there, without you are driving, is still a dream in Europe or Spain, but the dream that many expect. Debats about the safety of autonomous cars are carried out for many years, in which supporters and loungers to almost equal parts. But today he should not talk about shocks or accidents, because there are already several companies that have demonstrated the proper functioning of their systems and the low probability of refusal. The topic we attacked today is related to Your pocket And how expensive your own car can go with this freedom.

An example is responsible for WaymoA driver without a driver who works in some US states for a long time. These vehicles raise you and go any place in the city in a completely autonomous way, driving a movement of an exalted way and with more proven safety.

What is the problem? Well, it seems Waymo System does not very well understand the concept of “traffic fines”. In fact, that their cars do not respect parking, there is more company than 65,000 dollars Annual only in the city of San Francisco.

Autonomous cars Waymo 589 fines Parking during 2024. These sanctions, imposed by the city council of San Francisco, vary from poor parking to blocking vehicles that clean the streets. It is also parked in prohibited areas.

Autonomous car offers an elevated route, but improved parking

Those who tried a taxi, commenting on Waymo that He I am an elevated routeThese cars respect and drive traffic, and that their experience is even better than a taxi with a driver. Now it seems that This ideal autonomy is not extrapolated to parkingField

Waymo did not give too many explanations in this regard, but these 600 fines show the clear problem of their autonomous systems during Decide where they stop Vehicles to wait or leave passengers.

And, although this is only a small problem, given the complexity of his systems, this is still what Completely autonomous driving should attackThe field is not enough to have a car capable of distributing yourself, it is also necessary to be in the right places and keep fines.

Otherwise, when private units begin to flourish, there are many ballots on the streets of cities to become chaos. Not so much for accidents, rather because the robot was in a double row and does not allow you to get out of the parking lot. And, of course, in this case this will not be enough to whistle until the driver understands.