B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 151; Flight Crew Total 36944; Flight Crew Type 4758
Time Pressure; Situational Awareness
Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Incursion Taxiway
Flight Crew Became Reoriented; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors; Procedure
Landed and turned off at a high-speed taxiway. On first contact with Ground Control just clear of the runway while slowing we were instructed to '... to wait for a Follow Me car.' Just beginning the right turn from; the reserve pilot loudly called out 'car!' I quickly stopped and at that point saw a car; which; apparently; was to be our Follow Me car; speed into my view estimated speed 30 to 40 mph; from the left in front of us northbound on the centerline of the taxiway. The Follow Me car then slowed and we followed it to the pad. No further incident.
B777 Captain reported they had to stop suddenly while taxiing to avoid a vehicle on the taxiway which they eventually followed to parking.