Mastodawn

We Are Glaikit Mar 30, 2025

This plaque is sited on Queen Street opposite the statue of the Duke of Wellington, probably the most famous example of the tradition of Coning anywhere in Glasgow.

#coning #dukeofwellington #roadcone #glasgow #glaikit #humour

This Is My Glasgow Oct 6, 2024

Is it just me, or does the latest road cone make the Duke look like he's been possessed?

#glasgow #roadcone #dukeofwellington #statue #glasgowstatues #coning #conehead

eigentlich Feb 12, 2024

#Coning

kjaerulv Aug 28, 2023

#coning #luddismftw BBC News - How robotaxis are dividing San Francisco
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66611513

How robotaxis are dividing San Francisco

The city has become the crucible of an experiment - are robotaxis ready for the streets?

BBC News

Martin Holland Jul 26, 2023

The rebel group stopping #SelfDriving cars in #SanFrancisco – one cone at a time | #TheGuardian

The Safe Street Rebel group has waged a war against #robotaxis in an effort to end vehicle dominance in the city and promote #PublicTransport

"The origins of the group’s tactics are murky, but at some point it was discovered that placing a cone on the hood of a self-driving #car puts it into panic mode, shutting down the $50,000 vehicle until a human employee can come in person to get it unstuck."

#Waymo #Cruise #Coning

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/26/san-francisco-stop-self-driving-cars-traffic-cone-safe-street-rebel

The rebel group stopping self-driving cars in San Francisco – one cone at a time

The Safe Street Rebel group has waged a war against robotaxis in an effort to end vehicle dominance in the city and promote public transport

The Guardian

BrooklynMan (in exile) 🏳️‍🌈Jul 19, 2023

‘Week of Cone’: Activist Group Is Protesting Driverless Cars by Disabling Them With Traffic Cones

"The group suspects the cone partially blocks the LIDAR detectors on the roof of the car, in much the same way that a human driver wouldn’t be able to safely drive with a cone on the hood. But there is no human inside to get out and simply remove the cone, so the car is stuck.”

https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvjv48/week-of-cone-activist-group-is-protesting-driverless-cars-by-disabling-them-with-traffic-cones

#driverlesscars #coning #driverless #activism #fuckcars #sanfrancisco #anticar #AVs

‘Week of Cone’: Activist Group Is Protesting Driverless Cars by Disabling Them With Traffic Cones

Derided as a “prank” by other outlets, the Week of Cone is part of a storied American tradition of urban residents opposing the expansion of cars in the city.