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		bluGill on Dec 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Waymo outperforms comparable human benchmarks over... If it can be proven. 25 years ago a scam was where someone would suddenly change lanes to be rear ended like that, then claim "back pain" and sue for a lot of $$$. I don't know how common it was, but when there are not witnesses the courts tend to side with the person being rear ended.

zirgs on Dec 21, 2023 | [–]

And this is why you should have a dashcam in your car.

seadan83 on Dec 24, 2023 | [–]

Often there were two cars in that scam. One to first follow really close so you are both distracted and reluctant to stop hard.

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