Jef PoskanzerAug 15, 2023
Supposedly, 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.
Show threadRachelAug 15, 2023

@jef if I put a car in neutral and walk off that is definitely a crime/violation and I will be ticked for it.

But if I write some code as an extra step and have the same result, it is fine actually?

Just another case of techbros insisting they have a real solution to a problem, while ignoring the *actual* solutions (just build good transit!) that they're ignoring because using transit means interacting with or seeing poor people which they absolutely cannot stand.

Show threadRachel

@jef

If we have to do this sort of thing because it might reduce congestion, maybe, or lower parking needs, etc then it needs to be taken seriously.

Every single incident should have a full NTSB investigation to determine what happened and how to prevent it from happening again. Like we do for airplane crashes

Have the nearly unlimited VC money pouring into it all pay for it.

If the roads need to be fixed do that but only after making them safe for vulnerable road users

Aug 15, 2023 at 2:16pmWeb