Coreo Jones (coreopsismajor)Jul 7, 2023

Unhappy with the harm and disruption self-driving cars are causing in San Francisco and other places? You can disable one by gently placing a traffic cone on the hood. Here is a video with examples. There is also a public hearing coming up on July 13 2023 about this. And here's one of David Zipper's articles about the topic. Hat tip to his recent tweets about this for these sources.

https://slate.com/technology/2022/12/san-francisco-waymo-cruise-self-driving-cars-robotaxis.html

Robotaxis Are Everywhere in San Francisco Now. But Something’s Wrong.

Blocking transit. Driving on the sidewalk. Speeding away from cops.

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@coreo If someone tries this, please post! Also, from the article: “Strange as it may seem, California stops requiring that AV companies share disengagement data and collision locations as soon as they begin collecting passenger fares, as Waymo and Cruise now do. From that point forward, if an AV vehicle jeopardizes safety on the street—for instance, by causing a crash or blocking a transit line—the public won’t know unless the AV company chooses to publicize it…” so that’s horrifying.
Jul 7, 2023 at 9:56amWeb