San Franciscans Are Having Sex in Robotaxis, and Nobody Is Talking About It

A little-known 2018 study said the spread of self-driving cars was likely to mean more sex on the road. San Franciscans are making it happen.

@taylorlorenz my dad was born in a taxi. My grandkids will be conceived in one. Progress?
@taylorlorenz This is basically why we would have robotaxis
@realDannyDorko @taylorlorenz Now you can double-time it while you're two-timing it.
@taylorlorenz but not the Waymos. This is a key detail.
@Noupside @taylorlorenz They call it Cruise for a reason
@taylorlorenz Today in unsurprising news.
@taylorlorenz Sort of kills the exhibitionism angle.
@taylorlorenz That's nothing. I was walking through DC and went past a couple just hitting it doggy style in a convertible parked along 19th St. NE, and it was only 9:30 PM.
@ColesStreetPothole @taylorlorenz did you say "Hello Senator!"?
@SkipHuffman @ColesStreetPothole @taylorlorenz
Oh come on, be fair! You should have said "Hey Congressman!" Most of the senators have enough grift going on that they can afford a hotel room, it's the members of the House of Representatives that have to raw dog it in a convertible.
@taylorlorenz It’s the cheapest room in San Francisco.

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Slow news day?

How can this be news when having sex in jets, trains, taxis, ubers, or limos are past things?

Robotaxi expansion gets green light in San Francisco - BBC News

Companies hailed the moment as a milestone for the driverless car industry, despite safety concerns.

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@taylorlorenz Are we really surprised?
@taylorlorenz I mean ---- Probably....
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My brain omitted the “San” and I was thinking that we don’t have monks like they used to.
@taylorlorenz I think those cars have cameras inside. Just saying…
@taylorlorenz @tchambers It’s cheaper than a hotel. But they might have to change their destination to someplace further away 🙂
@taylorlorenz this is just pearl clutching nonsense, it would actually be surprising if no one was having sex or doing drugs in them. In SF I have witnessed people doing drugs and having sex simultaneously in a bus shelter a block from city hall.
@taylorlorenz the image in that article being a computer generated image is the icing on that cake.

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“You’re in a Johnny Cab. Literally. Johnny Cabs are only meant for Johns and hookers.”

Later:

“We hope you enjoyed your rides! That will be 20 credits”
“Sue me dickhead”

@taylorlorenz why not?

It's definitely more wholesome than snorting cocaine, which is something that really pisses off taxi drivers in Frankfurt am Main...

@taylorlorenz No I am not I can afford human taxis.
@taylorlorenz getting into a robo taxi and seeing the stains on the backseats
@taylorlorenz Sounds like a good reason to have robotaxi.
@taylorlorenz like a sequel to a JG Ballard novel
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🥥 Thanx for the tip about robo taxis and having #sex. 🥥
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That old Tony Bennett (RIP) song needs an update.
@taylorlorenz San Franciscans have sex anywhere and everywhere.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzfo4txaQJA should be updated, to include robotaxis, eventually.

Salt N Pepa - Let'S Talk About Sex (The Original)

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@taylorlorenz TIL passengers(!) are prohibited from drinking in a car, in CA 🤔
@taylorlorenz This is the only rationale I really accept for robotaxis.