{"id":28837,"date":"2022-08-09T18:52:45","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T22:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=28837"},"modified":"2022-08-09T18:52:45","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T22:52:45","slug":"waymo-av-melody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=28837","title":{"rendered":"Waymo AVs can play a melody instead of honking to help you find your ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

Waymo One<\/a> is Alphabet\u2019s autonomous ride-hailing service, and work to upgrade the passenger experience is happening hand-in-hand with expanding availability. The latest Waymo autonomous vehicle (AV) improvements focus on the pickup experience and include a new melody.<\/p>\n

Waymo wants to make its autonomous service more inclusive and recently<\/a> (via The Verge<\/em><\/a>) rolled out a handful of features to improve the pickup experience for all.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To start with, the Waymo One app for Android<\/a> and iOS<\/a> is offering turn-by-turn navigations to get to the pickup point, which might be further out when compared to human-driven cars. Instead of needing to switch apps, Waymo\u2019s \u201csystem guides the user on the most appropriate path for pedestrians, utilizing knowledge of sidewalks, crosswalks, and other terrain features to provide the most suitable route.\u201d<\/p>\n

Once closer, there is a distance-to-car compass that provides \u201cclose-range guidance\u201d like \u201c50ft to your left.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Waymo is also complementing users\u2019 ability to remotely honk the car\u2019s horn from the app with \u201cpurpose-built car sounds\u201d that are not as impolite\/annoying and less likely to draw undue attention. This Waymo AV melody that you can play is an \u201cactive high-pitch electric piano with repetitive melodic runs & quick bursts of bells.\u201d Due to its higher range, it\u2019s \u201cmore audible and discernable at greater distances.\u201d<\/p>\n

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