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.
John [He, Him, His] 🌈👨🏼🔬🧬🧫🧪💻@jef I don’t think this is right. I think every time a robocar is in violations of traffic law they should show up wherever the CEO is and write THEM a ticket. Eventually there will be enough tickets, making signing these literally all they do. You have to make it consequential for the company. Paying a fee and retrieving the car won’t impact executives.