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poVoq@slrpnk.net to Fuck Cars@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months ago

Expecting driverless taxis to respect bike lanes “too high a bar”

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Expecting driverless taxis to respect bike lanes “too high a bar”

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poVoq@slrpnk.net to Fuck Cars@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months ago
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Expecting driverless taxis to respect bike lanes “too high a bar” – because customers want to be dropped off in them, autonomous vehicle firm Waymo tells cyclists
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Waymo, the autonomous driving tech firm whose so-called ‘robo-taxis’ are now roaming the streets of London, has allegedly told cycling campaigners that expecting their driverless cars to respect cycle lanes is “too high a bar” – because their customers want to be dropped off in them.But Waymo has denied making such a claim, instead pointing ... Read more
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    Expecting me to respect driverless taxis too high a bar.

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      I guess nobody in the car will stop you from slashing its tyres

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        Someone slashes your tires

        Cops: 😴

        You slash a driverless taxis tires

        Cops: 🚓🚓🚓

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          If the driverless taxi could call the cops, imagine how many false positives there would be.

          Nobody is going to come to help driverless taxis

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            There’s articles about these driverless tacos calling the cops to come close their door that a passenger left open…

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              Yep. So already cops are gonna ignore their calls, then

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          Hard to insure what’s always on fire.

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