Waymo’s Jaguar SUVs often seem to be driving around empty, and as someone who admires efficient engineering, this makes me wretch.
Even worse, those near-5000-lb SUVs are designed for 80-90 mph freeway speeds, so they’re fundamentally unsuited to typical 15-30 mph city speeds. Why don’t they just automate something safe, cheap, and normal, like an electric golf cart?