Wouldn't Baltimore be the first Waymo market that actually gets snow? I don't think they've cracked driving in a real Midwest/northeast winter.

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Sleaker 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

We do get ice and snow in Portland, along with flooding and landslides. No, it's not the same as Midwest, but we do get a few days every other year or so that you just don't drive out in. The black ice around a couple curvy sections of i-5 are notoriously bad at night in winters. (Terwilliger)

	▲	rootusrootus 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I have lived in the midwest, as well as Portland. It is good that Portland only occasionally gets ice, because in like-for-like conditions it is way more dangerous than the midwest. Primarily because of hills. I found driving in snow & ice in the midwest to be mostly a non-event, even on inadequate tires.

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jrflo 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

They're currently testing in Minneapolis and plan to launch in the next year to the public, so they seem to think they can crack tough winters

	▲	strictnein 7 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I really hope we're able to get them without the city council messing things up. The way they reacted to the news at first, you'd think Minneapolis was the first city to ever have autonomous vehicles. That, mixed with a heavy dose of "What about the buggy whip makers??"
	▲	vjvjvjvjghv 7 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Wow. That will be a tough one. Driving on dry and even wet roads is quite predictable but snow is a completely different game.

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tomwheeler 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> Wouldn't Baltimore be the first Waymo market that actually gets snow?

No, we have them in St. Louis and it snows a few times per year here.

	▲	hdndjsbbs 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Let me put it this way, I don't think they're operating in USDA Hardiness Zones of 1-5. https://www.botanicalinterests.com/community/blog/usda-hardi...

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davidw 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Portland gets very occasional snow. But they'll probably just shut the Waymos down along with everything else that shuts when there's snow and ice.

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derwiki 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

They’ve been testing in Truckee, CA for years

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lern_too_spel 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

They're in Detroit, Denver, Minneapolis, and D.C.

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grogenaut 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

portland gets snow