Waymo CEO Pledges To Fight Any Human Driving Ban, "Because 911s"

Waymo boss John Krafcik doesn't believe in a future where human drivers are banned
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As we head towards a future of fully autonomous driving, one question has persisted for enthusiasts: will we one day be banned from operating cars ourselves? Sure, the tech won’t be ready for many, many years, but even so, you can’t help but wonder if governments around the world would seek to ban human driving in the name of safety.

Perhaps surprisingly, John Krafcik, CEO of big autonomy player Waymo, has a different view. Asked by Jalopnik if he thought human drivers would have to be banned in the future, Krafcik said: “Good heavens no…I am not that sort of a believer.”

Krafcik, who owns a 2006 Porsche 911 Carrera and a Caterham Seven among other petrolhead favourites, reckons there’s scope for ‘manual’ driving mixing with full autonomy in the future. “There are going to be times when we just want to get into our 911, and take it for a drive…because that’s that we want to do,” he said, adding, “And I think we’ll always have the choice.”

Furthermore, if a ban on human drivers was touted by the powers-that-be, Krafcik said Waymo would “fight” it. Why? “Because 911s,” he said…

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Save the cars in general

03/28/2018 - 09:20 |
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The Stig's Macedonian cousin
03/28/2018 - 09:24 |
150 | 2

Lol hey cuz

03/28/2018 - 10:51 |
14 | 1

I mean he got my tweet deleted but I guess this puts him back in my good graces

03/29/2018 - 02:03 |
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DL🏁

What a lad!

Porsche ❤️

03/28/2018 - 09:25 |
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Klush

Yeays!!!

03/28/2018 - 09:51 |
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ShadowHuayra (HemiPower)

John Krafcik 2020 #Because911s

03/28/2018 - 09:56 |
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SAVAGE DOGG (Ping-Pong Gang) (Corvette Squad)

Not all heros wear capes

03/28/2018 - 10:00 |
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Destroya

You sir, are a legend!

03/28/2018 - 10:41 |
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Anonymous

My man

03/28/2018 - 11:27 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Or woman

03/28/2018 - 11:27 |
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5:19.55

I thought it was about the emergency services

03/28/2018 - 11:37 |
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And I thought he was referring to the cars being hijacked by terrorists. Clearly we both got it wrong.

03/28/2018 - 15:08 |
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Tomislav Celić

After yesterday’s mistake, he got my respect back

03/28/2018 - 11:37 |
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This is clearly done for marketing reasons. Astonishing how brilliantly the bait works 👏👏👏

03/28/2018 - 11:42 |
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I mean he got my tweet deleted but this just about gets him back in my good graces.

03/29/2018 - 18:13 |
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