Can you just clarify in the situation where, 'the Waymo straddled a left turn "lane" and a straight-travel lane', whether the behaviour of the Waymo was 'safe' although obviously incorrect for multiple reasons?
It was absolutely incorrect on the Waymo's part. I was trying to counterbalance my positivity with a mistake I've seen a Waymo make. That said, I would not call it unsafe because where it was located it was not going to lead to an accident. It was confused by the intersection, which also happens to human drivers at that intersection. That is not to excuse the Waymo ("oh, it's just like a person so that's ok!"), just trying to point out that it may be a great driver (again, my opinion), but doesn't mean it's infallible. Of course others on this thread have pointed out statistics about how Waymos are faring, but I was just trying to share my experience riding in one.
Thanks. As a human driver sometimes I feel like slowing down and being in the wrong place because the intersection is confusing is actually the safest action. I'm happy if an AI fails in the same way.
