Waymo built a virtual driver to study how humans react to surprises on the road

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By Andrew J. HawkinsJun 10, 2026, 5:00 am94 ptsTrending
Waymo has a lot of experience building virtual systems to help its autonomous vehicles better understand the real world. It built realistic 3D worlds to better anticipate natural disasters and unpredictable edge cases. It created a virtual representation of a hyperattentive driver to test against its own…

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