Tech bros love to boast about moving fast and breaking things, so it comes as some relief to find an instance where they've moved at a more stately 17 knots and yet still utterly fucked it.

In this case the "it" being carpool vehicles. Programmed to treat movement without the engine being switched on as either theft or witchcraft, they instantly bricked themselves in response.

What happened when these vehicles travelled by ferry was perhaps predictable...

#FailureFriday

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For people after the original story, this has an overview (it's also resurfaced in the FT this week, but is locked behind a paywall)

https://www.geekwire.com/2020/gig-vehicle-gets-stuck-washington-ferry-resurfacing-car-share-concern-states-vessels/

GIG vehicle gets stuck on Washington ferry, resurfacing car-share concern on state’s vessels

More than three years after BMW ReachNow had to deal with its vehicles becoming disabled on Washington State Ferries, a new car-sharing company has

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