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Sophia Tung set up up alivestreamthis past summer , show ego - driving Waymo cars honking from the San Francisco parking lot near her flat at all hours of the night .
As a kind of apology for the nuisance , Waymo threw an ice cream party in Tung ’s construction and gave Tung , a software applied scientist , some promo computer code cashable for free ride .
The outfit may have underestimated her . After giving a few ally some codes , Tung — realizing the code were n’t cap in value — determined she ’d utilize her last one to devolve on in a Waymo for 24 hours , visiting tourer destination like Golden Gate Park , Chinatown , and Twin Peaks . Alas , 83 miles and 6.5 hours afterward , her Waymo terminate the drive with 20 miles provide , turn out short her plan .
It was apparently for the skilful . Said Tung as she try out to regain feeling in her legs after the prospicient ride , which end back in her neighborhood : “ Six hours and 30 minutes;I’m never doing that again . ”
