Post #909320
2026-02-15 20:01 UTC
Waymo is paying people $10 to close car doors.
That's the whole job. A passenger left the door open. Now a human has to drive across town to close it.
This is what happens when you optimise for everything except the obvious.
#tech #technology
Replies (6)
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@poppacalypse@alpaca.gold 2026-02-15 20:01
src: https://www.404media.co/waymo-is-getting-doordashers-to-close-doors-on-self-driving-cars/
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@ottaross@mastodon.social 2026-02-15 23:47
@poppacalypse@alpaca.gold ha! Japan's taxi industry has had self-closing doors for decades. And they have a human in the car. Seems like an easy solution.
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@bitchboss@marcella.masto.host 2026-02-16 00:48
@poppacalypse@alpaca.gold Fun part; The trunc closes automatically.
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@lupus_blackfur@mastodon.world 2026-02-16 01:42
@poppacalypse@alpaca.gold @tchambers@indieweb.social "optimise for everything except the obvious."... 🤔 Forget to even consider the bleeding obvious... FTFY.
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@plasma4045@indieweb.social 2026-02-16 04:01
@poppacalypse@alpaca.gold Should charge a huge fee for leaving it open
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@ramsey@phpc.social 2026-05-17 06:43
@poppacalypse@alpaca.gold @Npars01@mstdn.social I recognize those streets! (Atlanta at Peachtree Center)