A busy Sunday evening in downtown Santa Monica in an autonomous vehicle. The AV navigates several challenging scenarios with dense pedestrian and vehicle traffic. Taken on November 4, 2023.

HIGHLIGHTS / LOWLIGHTS:

4:57 Passing indecisively double-parked vehicle
13:00 Indecisive lane selection
14:10 Yielding to pedestrians in street
16:07 Nudging too much for pedestrian near curb
24:04 Unprotected left turn too assertive with oncoming cyclist
26:04 Very long pull over

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0:00 Pull out
2:36 Unprotected left turn with oncoming vehicles
3:12 Destination update during pullover
4:57 Passing indecisively double-parked vehicle
5:51 Right on red
7:14 Unprotected left turn
8:02 Nudging for right turning vehicle
11:56 Right on red with pedestrians crossing
12:41 Right on red with cyclist crossing
13:00 Indecisive lane selection
13:54 Right on red with pedestrian crossing
14:10 Yielding to pedestrians in street
15:26 Nudging for pedestrian near curb & unknown reroute
16:07 Nudging too much for pedestrian near curb
16:59 Right on red with pedestrians near curb
18:34 Right on red with pedestrians crossing
19:34 Unprotected left turn with oncoming vehicles
20:08 Yielding to pedestrians in mid-block crosswalk
21:39 Unprotected left turn
22:46 Slowing for narrow lane
24:04 Unprotected left turn too assertive with oncoming cyclist
26:04 Very long pull over

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