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
Like cars parking and covering most of the foot path. So they block less of the road, when in reality, most of the time they cause the same kind of blockage (only one car can now pass instead of two) as if they parked fully on the road. But now prams and other “wide” pedestrians needs to go onto the road.