anon_8675309 comments on DoorDashers are getting paid to close Waymo's self-driving car doors

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[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 27 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Give people a dollar discount off their ride if they close the door on the way out.

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[–] scottrepreneur@lemmy.world 24 points 8 months ago (1 child)

But charge an extra dollar first

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[–] cdf12345@lemmy.zip 5 points 8 months ago

have a friend stalk Waymo’s and give the passenger $5 to leave the door ajar a bit .

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 19 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Why are people leaving the doors open in the first place that's just wild. The super excited to get to work or something I don't get it.

Wouldn't the simplest solution be to just ban people who leave the doors open, it's not that hard to close them.

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[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

Probably the doors are in the "unlatched" position rather than wide open.

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[–] pirat@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago

Maybe some people simply expect an autonomous vehicle to be able to autonomously close its doors in the safest possible way without assistance. Maybe they actually think they're doing it right by not forcing the doors?

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