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
Breaking laws as a business model is how a lot of companies started, look at Uber and AirBnB for example. They even have a name for this, they call it “disruption”.
I really would prefer our laws had teeth and the leadership of Airbnb and uber had had their lives ruined.
Uber was kicked out of Denmark for not driving with a Taxi licence and not following the rules. Now they are back in Denmark by buying an existing taxi company.
Yup, these two illustrate pretty well why those laws are important