The autonomous vehicle (AV) growing pains continue. A couple in California thought they were going to lose their lives when a robotaxi they boarded suddenly started speeding through a construction zone on a highway.
One of the passengers, Elliot Slade, revealed that the issue started when the Waymo was attempting to merge alongside other cars on the highway. According to a report by Moneywise, Slade and his fiancée felt the AV reach highway speeds in the construction lane. Then his fiancée turned to him and said, “‘We’re going to die right here in the Waymo.’”
