Death of beloved neighborhood cat sparks outrage against robotaxis in San Francisco

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Death of beloved neighborhood cat sparks outrage against robotaxis in San Francisco - Sopuli

Lemmy

“While our vehicle was stopped to pick up passengers, a nearby cat darted under our vehicle as it was pulling away”

I mean, it sucks, but it could’ve happened with a human driver as well… and likely has happened.

I have rode in a Waymo and it shows you all the things it detects on a screen… which includes humans and small animals. It’s not a perfect machine, but it probably is a better driver than a lot of people already and it’s learning every day.

I suppose this incident could get Waymo to put cameras/sensors beneath the car… something that regular car makers won’t think about.

But yeah, it should’ve detected the cat beforehand and waited for it to leave before driving off. Then again, the human passengers didn’t see it either.

Then again, the human passengers didn’t see it either.

The human passengers weren’t responsible for driving the vehicle, their lack of awareness is a feature of getting a taxi ride?

I meant that the Waymo didn’t see it, neither did the passengers, so the cat could’ve been difficult to detect.
Not an excuse.

Seriously? Get bent. No vehicle is going to have under car cameras or sensors to avoid such a situation.

Here’s an idea. Keep your damn killing machines in the house and let the birds, mice, etc… live without fear.

and let the birds, mice, etc… live without fear.

LOL, that’s not really how mice and small birds work.

i remember when i was out smoking pork butts with the stupid cat. i think she was inbred and had some issues. so i’m in a hammock and she was sitting there on the ground by me, almost loafing but her front paws out in front of her. a small rat ran right up on her paws, right below her mouth. she was all “wait, fuck!” and picked the rat up in her mouth, and she ran up to me so proud, but then she did not know what to do with it.

only time she caught anything larger than a cold. the doofus.