Jef PoskanzerSupposedly, SFPD can't ticket misbehaving robocars because there's no driver to sign the ticket. I have come to believe that this interpretation is in error. Standard procedure when a driver won't sign a ticket is to arrest them and impound the vehicle. Just because the driver, meaning the person responsible for the driving, is not present, shouldn't change this.
SFPD should write the ticket, ask the car if it's willing to sign, then call for a tow. If someone from Cruise/Waymo shows up at the impound lot to recover the car, they can sign the ticket then. This is 100% standard police procedure and should not be a problem for anyone.
Also, if the robocar tries to leave while the officer is writing the ticket, they should follow standard police procedure for that too: shoot the fuck out of it. Keep shooting until it stops.
M Mayo-Moyle@jef *only if the car is black. White cars get a free pass.
Brian Baresch